TY  - JOUR
A1  - Dikovsky, Valery
A1  - Sokolovsky, Vladimir
A1  - Zhang, Bin
A1  - Henkel, Carsten
A1  - Folman, Ron
T1  - Superconducting atom chips : advantages and challenges
N2  - Superconductors are considered in view of applications to atom chip devices. The main features of magnetic traps based on superconducting wires in the Meissner and mixed states are discussed. The former state may mainly be interesting for improved atom optics, while in the latter, cold atoms may provide a probe of superconductor phenomena. The properties of a magnetic side guide based on a single superconducting strip wire placed in an external magnetic field are calculated analytically and numerically. In the mixed state of type II superconductors, inhomogeneous trapped magnetic flux, relaxation processes and noise caused by vortex motion are posing specific challenges for atom trapping.
Y1  - 2009
UR  - http://www.springerlink.com/content/101161
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1140/epjd/e2008-00261-5
SN  - 1434-6060
ER  -