Supersymmetry and the Binding of a Magnetic Atom to a Filamentary Current

Lene Vestergaard Hau, J. A. Golovchenko, and Michael M. Burns
Phys. Rev. Lett. 74, 3138 – Published 17 April 1995; Erratum Phys. Rev. Lett. 75, 1426 (1995)
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Abstract

We suggest the binding of neutral atoms to a current carrying wire through the interaction between the atomic magnetic dipole moment and the wire's magnetic field. The theoretical description is based upon an extension of the concept of supersymmetry to multicomponent wave functions. A solution for spin 12 particles is obtained directly in coordinate space. Spin 1 particles are considered as well. Experimentally, the system should be immediately realizable for 25 mK sodium atoms around a wire with a diameter of 0.5μm and a current of 400 mA.

  • Received 4 August 1994

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.74.3138

©1995 American Physical Society

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Supersymmetry and the Binding of a Magnetic Atom to a Filamentary Current

Lene Vestergaard Hau, J. A. Golovchenko, and Michael M. Burns
Phys. Rev. Lett. 75, 1426 (1995)

Authors & Affiliations

Lene Vestergaard Hau1,2, J. A. Golovchenko1,2, and Michael M. Burns1

  • 1Rowland Institute for Science, 100 Edwin H. Land Boulevard, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142
  • 2Lyman Laboratory, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138

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Vol. 74, Iss. 16 — 17 April 1995

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