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Experiments with Supersonic Beams as a Source of Cold Atoms

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Figure 4.22: A finite element calculation <strong>of</strong> the field in one <strong>of</strong> the 64 stage coilgun<br />

coils at 750 A. The peak field on axis is 5.56 T.<br />

Permendur enclosure <strong>of</strong> the coil, any breaks in the Kapton insulation <strong>of</strong> the wires<br />

which is not covered by epoxy will be detected by this method. Any coil <strong>with</strong> a<br />

me<strong>as</strong>urable resistance is <strong>as</strong>sumed to be shorted and is rejected. While two coils failed<br />

in the course <strong>of</strong> the pro<strong>of</strong>-<strong>of</strong>-principle experiment, no coils that p<strong>as</strong>sed this test have<br />

failed to this point.<br />

The spatial pr<strong>of</strong>ile <strong>of</strong> the fields produced by the coil would be extremely dif-<br />

ficult to determine analytically, and so they are instead computed numerically using<br />

finite element analysis. From the coil characterization discussed in section 4.5.2 the<br />

current in the coil is estimated to be 750 A. At this current, the peak magnetic field<br />

on the axis <strong>of</strong> the coil is calculated to be 5.56 T. A finite element analysis calculation<br />

<strong>of</strong> the field in the coil is shown in figure 4.22.<br />

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