Oven Double-MOT SystemOven 2D + 3D
Yb / Sr / K / Ca dual-chamber cold-atom platform · dual atom ovens · glass science cell
A dual-chamber cold-atom platform for metal species that need thermal evaporation. Its cold-atom source is LinQ's Oven 2D-MOT — two atom ovens that can each hold a different metal such as ytterbium (Yb), strontium (Sr), potassium (K) or calcium (Ca). The cold-atom beam passes through differential pumping into the main chamber, where a 3D MOT is formed in the glass science cell for your experiments. High-flux loading on the source side and UHV on the science side, with wide multi-axis optical access through the glass cell. Mounted on an integrated baseplate and part of the LinQ Double-MOT series alongside the 2D Double-MOT and 3D Double-MOT, it is a ready-to-use platform for Yb/Sr optical clocks, alkaline-earth quantum computing and cold-atom precision measurement.
Key Advantages
The complete chain from metal atoms to a cold-atom cloud in the science cell.
Dual-Oven Cold-Atom Source
Built on the Oven 2D-MOT: two atom ovens can hold two metals for a high-flux cold-atom beam of one species or two.
Dual-Chamber Architecture
Source and science chambers are separated by differential pumping — loading speed on the source side, UHV trap lifetime on the science side.
Glass Science Cell
A long glass science cell gives wide multi-axis optical access for lattices, tweezers, high-NA imaging and coil placement.
Fibre-Coupled · Pre-Aligned
Source cooling light enters through fibre couplers with factory pre-aligned optics — connect the lasers and it runs.
Integrated Baseplate
Source, main chamber and science cell are mounted on one baseplate for structural stability and easy handling.
Double-MOT Series
Part of the LinQ Double-MOT series with the 2D and 3D Double-MOT, extending the dual-chamber platform beyond rubidium and caesium.
Specifications
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| Architecture | Integrated dual chamber (Oven 2D-MOT source + main chamber / glass science cell, differential pumping) |
|---|---|
| Cold-atom source | LinQ Oven 2D-MOT (2 × atom oven) |
| Atomic species | Yb, Sr, K, Ca and others, dual-species capable (other metals on request) |
| Atom ovens | ≤ 680 °C, 50 g crucible per oven |
| Atom loading rate | ≥ 1×10⁹ atoms/s |
| Science-cell ultimate vacuum | < 8×10⁻¹⁰ Pa |
| Science cell | Glass science cell, multi-axis optical access |
| Fibre interface | FC/APC |
| Mounting | Integrated baseplate |
Application Fields
Yb / Sr Optical Clocks
A complete platform from atom source to science cell for Yb and Sr cold-atom optical clocks.
Neutral-Atom Quantum Computing
Cold-atom loading and science-cell platform for alkaline-earth (Yb / Sr) atom-array quantum computing.
Dual-Species Experiments
Cools two metal species at once for mixtures, heteronuclear molecules and quantum simulation.
Cold-Atom Precision Measurement
A development platform for metal-atom interferometers, atomic magnetometers and other precision instruments.
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