Bose-Einstein condensates: microscopic magnetic-field imaging

Publication

Bose-Einstein condensates: microscopic magnetic-field imaging

Journal Paper/Review - May 26, 2005

Wildermuth Simon, Hofferberth Sebastian, Lesanovsky Igor, Haller Elmar, Andersson L Mauritz, Groth Sönke, Bar-Joseph Israel, Krüger Peter, Schmiedmayer Jörg

Citation

Wildermuth S, Hofferberth S, Lesanovsky I, Haller E, Andersson L, Groth S, Bar-Joseph I, Krüger P, Schmiedmayer J. Bose-Einstein condensates: microscopic magnetic-field imaging. Nature 2005; 435:440.

Type

Journal Paper/Review (English)

Journal

Nature 2005; 435

Publication Date

May 26, 2005

Issn Electronic

1476-4687

Pages

440

Brief description/objective

Today's magnetic-field sensors are not capable of making measurements with both high spatial resolution and good field sensitivity. For example, magnetic force microscopy allows the investigation of magnetic structures with a spatial resolution in the nanometre range, but with low sensitivity, whereas SQUIDs and atomic magnetometers enable extremely sensitive magnetic-field measurements to be made, but at low resolution. Here we use one-dimensional Bose-Einstein condensates in a microscopic field-imaging technique that combines high spatial resolution (within 3 micrometres) with high field sensitivity (300 picotesla).