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The coils are then checked for shorts <strong>and</strong> the resistance of the coils <strong>and</strong> the<br />

heat<strong>in</strong>g of the coils is measured. The resistance is approximately 0.03 Ω. Figure 7.21<br />

shows the temporal evolution of the temperature for different currents. The steady state<br />

temperature rema<strong>in</strong>s below 70 ◦ C even at a current of 150 A (B ≈ 951 G). The water<br />

flow through the heat s<strong>in</strong>k is between 2.1 <strong>and</strong> 2.4 l/m<strong>in</strong>, <strong>and</strong> the water temperature is<br />

set <strong>to</strong> 18 ◦ C. High currents <strong>in</strong> the Feshbach coils are only required dur<strong>in</strong>g the evaporation<br />

stage of the experiment. It is therefore estimated that dur<strong>in</strong>g the experiment the steady<br />

state temperature will not exceed 35 ◦ C.<br />

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Figure 7.21: Temperature <strong>in</strong>crease <strong>in</strong> the Feshbach coils at several current values.<br />

The current <strong>to</strong> the Feshbach coils is provided by a Lambda power supply (ESS<br />

20-500). This power supply is able <strong>to</strong> provide up <strong>to</strong> 500 A of current at 20 V, <strong>and</strong> the<br />

current is stabilized <strong>to</strong> with<strong>in</strong> 0.1%.<br />

In addition <strong>to</strong> runn<strong>in</strong>g the coils <strong>in</strong> Helmholtz configuration dur<strong>in</strong>g evaporation,<br />

they can also operate <strong>in</strong> anti-Helmholtz configuration. This is achieved by an H-bridge<br />

setup built from a group of MOSFETs. The MOSFET setup with water-cool<strong>in</strong>g is shown<br />

<strong>in</strong> figure 7.22. Each MOSFET (IRF1324PbF) can <strong>in</strong> pr<strong>in</strong>ciple take a current of 195 A.<br />

However, the maximum current is limited by the quality of the connections as well. A<br />

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