@article{1996-kaenders-meschede-phys-rev-a-v54-p5067, Abstract = {

With strong rare-earth permanent magnets we have built highly refractive atom-optical components for laser-cooled atoms. We have studied the influence of axially symmetric multipole components on a cesium atomic beam. In analogy to traditional optics the action of a quadrupole ring parallels a conical prism, or axicon. Hexapole lenses were applied for focusing with a more than 1000-fold increase in atomic flux density at the focal spot and for imaging with the atomic beam. Two hexapole lenses were combined to form a telescope, which was operated off axis in order to separate fast thermal and slowed atoms. The experiments can approximately be described in terms of geometrical optics.

}, Author = {Kaenders, W. G. AND Lison, F. AND Müller, I. AND Richter, A. AND Wynands, R. AND Meschede, D.}, Journal = {Phys. Rev. A}, Pages = {5067}, Title = {{Refractive components for magnetic atom optics}}, Volume = {54}, Year = {1996} }