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Figure 7.16: Axial field profile of the MOT coils. The solid l<strong>in</strong>e is the calculated field,<br />

experimentally determ<strong>in</strong>ed field strengths are shown <strong>in</strong> blue.<br />

large temperature gradients an <strong>in</strong>terlock system is <strong>in</strong>stalled. The <strong>in</strong>terlock s<strong>to</strong>ps the<br />

current <strong>to</strong> the MOT coils if either the cool<strong>in</strong>g water is not flow<strong>in</strong>g or the temperature<br />

of the coils is exceed<strong>in</strong>g 30 ◦ C.<br />

7.2.3 Feshbach Coils<br />

The most difficult set of coils <strong>to</strong> design is the pair of Feshbach coils which are<br />

located <strong>in</strong>side the reentrant viewport, as shown <strong>in</strong> figure 7.17. For fast evaporative<br />

cool<strong>in</strong>g a constant magnetic field must be tuned near the Feshbach resonance located at<br />

834 G. Because the trap depth of the optical dipole trap is significantly lowered dur<strong>in</strong>g<br />

the evaporation sequence, any forces exerted by magnetic field gradients can possibly<br />

lead <strong>to</strong> traploss. A homogeneous field is therefore necessary. The Feshbach coils are<br />

consequently designed <strong>in</strong> Helmholtz-configuration.<br />

The <strong>in</strong>ner diameter of the coils is 29.5 mm, fitt<strong>in</strong>g around the w<strong>in</strong>dow of the<br />

reentrant viewport; the outer diameter is about 45 mm. They are separated by approx-<br />

imately 36 mm. The coils are wound from flat copper wire with dimensions 0.43 mm×<br />

7.6 mm, (MWS Wire Industries, 41137). Each coil has 26 w<strong>in</strong>d<strong>in</strong>gs, lead<strong>in</strong>g <strong>to</strong> a mag-<br />

netic field strength of 6.34 G/A. To create the required fields strengths, a current of up<br />

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