| dc.contributor.advisor | Martin Zwierlein. | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | Ramasesh, Vinay (Vinay V.) | en_US |
| dc.contributor.other | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics. | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2013-04-12T19:32:14Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2013-04-12T19:32:14Z | |
| dc.date.copyright | 2012 | en_US |
| dc.date.issued | 2012 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/78522 | |
| dc.description | Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Physics, 2012. | en_US |
| dc.description | Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. | en_US |
| dc.description | Includes bibliographical references (p. 73-75). | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | This thesis reports the achievement of a two-species apparatus for use in an upcoming experiment with fermionic ultracold atomic gases. First, we describe the construction of a laser system capable of cooling and trapping gaseous lithium-6 atoms in a 3D Magneto-Optical Trap. Second, we discuss the realization of a 2D Magneto-Optical Trap which, in our experiment, acts as a high-flux source of cold potassium-40 atoms. These two systems are critical first steps in cooling the lithium and potassium atoms to quantum degeneracy. | en_US |
| dc.description.statementofresponsibility | by Vinay Ramasesh. | en_US |
| dc.format.extent | 75 p. | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | en_US |
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| dc.rights.uri | http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 | en_US |
| dc.subject | Physics. | en_US |
| dc.title | Towards a quantum gas microscope for fermionic atoms | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
| dc.description.degree | S.B. | en_US |
| dc.contributor.department | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics | |
| dc.identifier.oclc | 837310154 | en_US |
