Experiments to Control Atom Number and Phase-Space Density in ...
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7.2.2 MOT Coils<br />
A second set of coils used dur<strong>in</strong>g the experimental sequence is a pair of anti-<br />
Helmholtz coils that creates the quadrupole magnetic field of the MOT. These coils<br />
are designed <strong>to</strong> fit around the flange of the reentrant viewport, see figure 7.14. Each<br />
MOT coil is comprised of four <strong>in</strong>dividual coils, which are then stacked <strong>and</strong> wired <strong>in</strong><br />
series. The <strong>in</strong>dividual coils have 22 w<strong>in</strong>d<strong>in</strong>gs made from flat wire with dimensions<br />
4.85 mm × 1.12 mm (MWS Wire Industries, 41172) <strong>and</strong> polyimide-220 coat<strong>in</strong>g. The<br />
<strong>in</strong>ner radius of the coils is 152 mm, just large enough <strong>to</strong> slide over the flange of the<br />
reentrant viewport. The coil w<strong>in</strong>d<strong>in</strong>gs are connected us<strong>in</strong>g Epoxy Technology 360 epoxy.<br />
The <strong>in</strong>dividual layers are then glued <strong>to</strong>gether us<strong>in</strong>g a thermally conductive epoxy (Epoxy<br />
Technology, 920) <strong>and</strong> attached <strong>to</strong> a copper plate. This copper plate is water-cooled <strong>to</strong><br />
avoid overheat<strong>in</strong>g of the coils. The flow rates through the copper plate are 2.4 l/m<strong>in</strong><br />
<strong>and</strong> 2.6 l/m<strong>in</strong> for the lower <strong>and</strong> upper MOT coils respectively.<br />
Figure 7.14: MOT coils mounted around the reentrant viewport.<br />
The MOT coils are separated by 70.6 mm, the height of the spherical octagon.<br />
At a current of 36 A, the gradients near the center of the trap are 43.7 G/cm axially,<br />
<strong>and</strong> 21.9 G/cm radially. The coils are wired <strong>in</strong> series, <strong>and</strong> the current is supplied by<br />
three power supplies (Lambda, GEN80-19) wired <strong>in</strong> parallel. One of the power supplies<br />
is programmed as the master power supply, the other two as slave power supplies. In this<br />
configuration only one of the power supplies needs <strong>to</strong> be controlled; the other two will<br />
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