We report the first observation of electromagnetically trapped neutral atoms. Laser cooled and stopped sodium atoms are confined in a magnetic quadrupole trap formed by two opposed, separated, coaxial current loops. The decay time constant for atoms in the trap is 0.83(7) s and is limited mainly by collisions with background gas atoms.
%0 Journal Article
%1 Migdall1985First
%A Migdall, Alan L.
%A Prodan, John V.
%A Phillips, William D.
%A Bergeman, Thomas H.
%A Metcalf, Harold J.
%D 1985
%I American Physical Society
%J Physical Review Letters
%K atomic\_gases, experiment
%N 24
%P 2596--2599
%R 10.1103/physrevlett.54.2596
%T First Observation of Magnetically Trapped Neutral Atoms
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.54.2596
%V 54
%X We report the first observation of electromagnetically trapped neutral atoms. Laser cooled and stopped sodium atoms are confined in a magnetic quadrupole trap formed by two opposed, separated, coaxial current loops. The decay time constant for atoms in the trap is 0.83(7) s and is limited mainly by collisions with background gas atoms.
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title = {First Observation of Magnetically Trapped Neutral Atoms},
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