The magneto-optical trap made by Inflection (formerly ColdQuanta) was developed for research groups working on cold atoms. This makes the production of ultracold atoms easy without having to invest in the necessary high vacuum technology. The miniMOT™ The system consists of the high-vacuum cell, the source of Ru atoms and an ion pump, all in a compact, optically accessible structure at moderate costs. Cold trapped atoms can be produced at 50 µK.
Additionally offers Inflection (formerly ColdQuanta) a kit which contains the miniMOT with coils on a breadboard, optics for adjusting the trap, an integrated coil driver and a CCD camera for observing the MOT. The miniMOT™ kit enables easy production of an MOT without extensive in-house development.
The arrangement is preset for easy operation but can also be easily modified, beam splitting and beam shaping are simplified. In addition, the user needs two lasers with coupling optics.
