Phys. Rev. A 65, 031601(R) (2002) [4 pages]Adaptive inelastic magnetic mirror for Bose-Einstein condensates
We report the reflection and focusing of a Bose-Einstein condensate by a pulsed magnetic mirror. The mirror is adaptive, inelastic, and has extremely high optical quality. Deviations from specularity are below 1 mrad rms — almost an order of magnitude better than other atomic mirrors. The mirror has been used to realize the atom-optical analog of a beam expander, producing an ultracold collimated fountain of matter waves. The results of these experiments are in good agreement with simple theoretical models. © 2002 The American Physical Society URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevA.65.031601
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevA.65.031601
PACS:
03.75.Fi, 03.75.Be, 32.80.-t, 05.60.Gg
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