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| author | Murphy, Connor E. Duenas, Mario Iron, Daniel Nelson, Tobias D'Urso, Brian |
| author_facet | Murphy, Connor E. Duenas, Mario Iron, Daniel Nelson, Tobias D'Urso, Brian |
| contents | In this paper we discuss a technique for selectively loading a particle into a magneto-gravitational trap using the sublimation of camphor to release particles from a tungsten probe tip directly into the trapping region. This sublimation-activated release (SAR) loading technique makes use of micropositioners with tungsten probe tips, as well as the relatively fast rate of sublimation of camphor at room temperature, to selectively load particles having diameters ranging from $\SI{8}{\micro \meter}$ to $\SI{100}{\micro \meter}$ or more. The advantages of this method include its ability to selectively load unique particles or particles in limited supply, its low loss compared to alternative techniques, the low speed of the particle when released, and the versatility of its design which allows for loading into traps with complex geometries. SAR is demonstrated here by loading a particle into a magneto-gravitational trap, but the technique could also be applicable to other levitated optomechanical systems. |
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| spellingShingle | Selective Loading of a Micrometer-Scale Particle into a Magneto-Gravitational Trap by Sublimation-Activated Release Murphy, Connor E. Duenas, Mario Iron, Daniel Nelson, Tobias D'Urso, Brian Applied Physics In this paper we discuss a technique for selectively loading a particle into a magneto-gravitational trap using the sublimation of camphor to release particles from a tungsten probe tip directly into the trapping region. This sublimation-activated release (SAR) loading technique makes use of micropositioners with tungsten probe tips, as well as the relatively fast rate of sublimation of camphor at room temperature, to selectively load particles having diameters ranging from $\SI{8}{\micro \meter}$ to $\SI{100}{\micro \meter}$ or more. The advantages of this method include its ability to selectively load unique particles or particles in limited supply, its low loss compared to alternative techniques, the low speed of the particle when released, and the versatility of its design which allows for loading into traps with complex geometries. SAR is demonstrated here by loading a particle into a magneto-gravitational trap, but the technique could also be applicable to other levitated optomechanical systems. |
| title | Selective Loading of a Micrometer-Scale Particle into a Magneto-Gravitational Trap by Sublimation-Activated Release |
| topic | Applied Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2407.01723 |