Spinor atom laser


Gallery
................A video of the Rb MOT in the new setup.
Zeeman slower with permanent magnets in a Halbach configurationGeneral view of the new setup (February 2011).
Halbach Zeeman slower completedThe Zeeman slower installed (with its shield) on the new setup.
Zeeman slower in a Halbach configuration: close upZeeman slower made with permanent magnets in a Halbach configuration (see our preprint arXiv:1101.3243).
Oven and Zeeman slower, main setupOven and Zeeman slower of the main setup (February 2011).
Main setup vacuum chamberThe main setup vacuum chamber (February 2011).
Laser table on the main setupThe optical table for the MOT and imaging lasers on the main setup (February 2011).
Lasers for the Zeeman slowerThe optical table for the Zeeman slower lasers on the main setup (February 2011).
First BEC in ToulouseOur first 87Rb BEC in Toulouse (April 2010).
Lab, may 2009 The lab while the experiment is being rebuilt (May 2009).
Empty lab The lab just after renovation, in September 2008.