Experiments to Control Atom Number and Phase-Space Density in ...
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the same BBAR coat<strong>in</strong>g that is applied <strong>to</strong> the st<strong>and</strong>ard viewports. Figure 7.9 shows a<br />
pho<strong>to</strong>graph of one of the reentrant viewports.<br />
Figure 7.9: Pho<strong>to</strong>graph of the reentrant viewport. The size of the flange is nom<strong>in</strong>ally<br />
6 <strong>in</strong>.<br />
An additional feature of the design is that it allows mount<strong>in</strong>g of the Feshbach<br />
coils <strong>in</strong>side the reentrant viewports. These coils need <strong>to</strong> be mounted <strong>in</strong> Helmholtz-<br />
configuration <strong>to</strong> produce the homogeneous magnetic field for tun<strong>in</strong>g the Feshbach res-<br />
onance dur<strong>in</strong>g the evaporation sequence. Because the coils can be mounted <strong>in</strong>side the<br />
reentrant viewport, both the radius of the coils <strong>and</strong> the distance between the coils can<br />
be small, thus reduc<strong>in</strong>g the current required <strong>to</strong> generate fields of up <strong>to</strong> 850 G. A r<strong>in</strong>g of<br />
bolt holes simplifies the mount<strong>in</strong>g of the Feshbach coils, see figure 7.8.<br />
Oppos<strong>in</strong>g the Zeeman slower port, a second 6 <strong>in</strong>ch nipple, cus<strong>to</strong>mized <strong>in</strong> our<br />
mach<strong>in</strong>e shop, connects <strong>to</strong> an ion pump, a titanium sublimation pump, an ion gauge<br />
<strong>and</strong> an angle valve for the <strong>in</strong>itial pump-out of the vaccum chamber. The ion pump<br />
(Duniway S<strong>to</strong>ckroom, RVIP-75-S) is connected through an elbow <strong>to</strong> the bot<strong>to</strong>m of this<br />
6 <strong>in</strong>ch nipple. The titanium sublimation pump (Duniway S<strong>to</strong>ckroom, TSP-275-003)<br />
is mounted on <strong>to</strong>p of the 6 <strong>in</strong>ch nipple. Along the Zeeman slower axis, a 2-3/4 <strong>in</strong>ch<br />
cross connects <strong>to</strong> the ion gauge (Duniway S<strong>to</strong>ckroom, I-NUDE-F with Granville Phillips<br />
<strong>Control</strong>ler, 350) <strong>and</strong> an all-metal angel valve (Vat-Valve, 54032-GE02). This assembly<br />
is shown <strong>in</strong> figure 7.10. At the end of the cross, another 2-3/4 <strong>in</strong>ch viewport, identical <strong>to</strong><br />
the ones connected <strong>to</strong> the spherical octagon, seals the last vacuum port. This viewport is<br />
used by the Zeeman slower beam. The lithium a<strong>to</strong>ms not slowed by the Zeeman slower or<br />
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