Figure 4.4: The measured magnetic field profile for the coils running in their designed configuration for Yb and Cs are provided. Also provided are the residuals from the ideal Zeeman slower field. The calculated value of eta for each part of the Zeeman slower along the capture region is also give.

Figure 4.5: The velocity profiles for each bunch are provided, along with their initial velocity. 

Figure 4.7: The mean MOT load is provided along with its standard error for each coil operating at a series of different currents.

Figure 4.8: The mean MOT load and standard error is provided for each detuning of the Zeeman slower laser for four different configurations of Zeeman slower laser power.

Figure 4.9: The mean MOT load and standard error are provided for each power of the Zeeman slower laser for the three cases of Zeeman slower detuning described in the figure caption.

Figure 4.10: The raw loading curve for that used in the figure is provided in terms of atom number.

Figure 4.10 inset: The raw decay curve for that used in the figure is provided in terms of atom number.

Figure 4.11: Mean atom number in the MOT is provided after a 0.5s load, along with the statistic error, for a series of FWHM of the MOT sidebands. The data series is repeated for each MOT detuning studied.

Figure 4.12: The raw loading curve with and without sidebands of the 556nm MOT beams are provided. The curve is in terms of the atom number calibration from absorption imaging.

Figure 4.13: The raw fluorescence signal shown in the figure is provided. The signal is displayed in volts owing to the different atom number calibrations that would be required for each stage of the figure.

Figure 4.15: The temperature of the atoms in the MOT that is extracted from absorption imaging is provided for each total MOT beam intensity used. The statistical error is also provided. The theoretical curves are not provided as the follow the analytic form described in the text.

Figure 4.19: The central positions of the MOT atom cloudier given for a number of total MOT intensities. at a detuning of -4.6MHz. The statistical error on the mean is also provided.

Figure 4.19 inset: The central positions of the MOT atom cloudier given for a number of MOT detuning at a total MOT intensity of 2.1Isat. The statistical error on the mean is also provided.

Figure 4.20: The MOT temperature extracted from absorption imaging is provided for each detuning of the MOT beams that was investigated. The standard error on the temperature is also provided. All temperatures were recorded with a MOT beam total intensity of 57.6 Is at.

Figure 4.21: Provided are the MOT fluorescence obtained from fluorescence imaging of the MOT along with their standard errors for each detuning studied. These data were recorded using a 2.4G bias field.