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If we now consider the field from two such loops separated by a distance<br />

d with equal but opposite current we can arrive at the expression for the<br />

magnetic field in the anti-Helmholtz configuration. <strong>The</strong> full mathematical<br />

form is not very illuminating, but a plot <strong>of</strong> the result is shown in Fig. 2.5. This<br />

figure shows the magnitude <strong>of</strong> the magnetic field along the axis <strong>of</strong> symmetry<br />

<strong>of</strong> the two loops. <strong>The</strong> central portion <strong>of</strong> this potential is used for trapping.<br />

Note that near the center the potential is nearly linear, deviating only in<br />

the vicinity <strong>of</strong> the current carrying loops, at the surface <strong>of</strong> which the field<br />

magnitude reaches its maximum value.<br />

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Figure 2.5: Magnitude <strong>of</strong> the magnetic field along the symmetry axis <strong>of</strong> the two<br />

loops. <strong>The</strong> central portion <strong>of</strong> the potential is used for trapping. <strong>The</strong> potential<br />

is approximatly linear near the center and reaches its maximum value at the<br />

surface <strong>of</strong> the circular loops <strong>of</strong> current.<br />

Luckily, we can justify making a huge simplification because the trapped<br />

atoms in this experiment only occupy the region near the center <strong>of</strong> the trap.<br />

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