title: A clip-on Zeeman slower using toroidal permanent magnets.
abstract: We present the design of a zero-crossing Zeeman slower for (85)Rb using rings of flexible permanent magnets. The design is inexpensive, requires no power or cooling, and can be easily attached and removed for vacuum maintenance. We show theoretically that such a design can reproduce a magnetic field profile of a standard zero-crossing Zeeman slower. Experimental measurements of a prototype and comparisons to theoretical simulations demonstrate the feasibility of the design and point toward future improvements. Simulations show an atom flux similar to other Zeeman slowers.
authors.affiliation: Homer L. Dodge Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma 73019, USA.
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Krzyzewski
authors.affiliation: Homer L. Dodge Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma 73019, USA.
authors.forename: T G
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Akin
authors.affiliation: Homer L. Dodge Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma 73019, USA.
authors.forename: Parshuram
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dahal
authors.affiliation: Homer L. Dodge Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma 73019, USA.
authors.forename: E R I
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Abraham