3 papers
physics.atom-ph2015
Direct loading of a large Yb MOT on the transition
A Guttridge, S A Hopkins, S L Kemp +6
We report a robust technique for laser frequency stabilisation that enables the reproducible loading of in excess of 10 Yb atoms from a Zeeman slower directly into a magneto-…
physics.atom-ph2015
Measuring the disorder of vortex lattices in a Bose-Einstein condensate
A. Rakonjac, A. L. Marchant, T. P. Billam +4
We report observations of the formation and subsequent decay of a vortex lattice in a Bose-Einstein condensate confined in a hybrid optical-magnetic trap. Vortices are induced by r…
physics.atom-ph2015
Production and characterization of a dual species magneto-optical trap of cesium and ytterbium
S. L. Kemp, K. L. Butler, R. Freytag +4
We describe an apparatus designed to trap and cool a Yb and Cs mixture. The apparatus consists of a dual species effusive oven source, dual species Zeeman slower, magneto-optical t…