Rb/Cs Dual Species MOTs @ 7K
Rb/Cs Dual Species MOTs @ 7K

Rb/Cs Dual Species MOTs @ 7K

We have demonstrated a bi-chromatic dual species magneto-optical trap enabling simultaneous cooling of Rb and Cs within the 7K region of our cryostat. Following this project milestone our aim now is to get the atoms loaded into arrays of species-selective optical traps ready to begin work on inter-species gate operations.