Generating two-dimensional quantum gases with high stability

Xiao Bo^{1, 2}, Wang Xuan-Kai^{1, 2}, Zheng Yong-Guang^{1, 2}, Yang Yu-Meng^{1, 2}, Zhang Wei-Yong^{1, 2}, Su Guo-Xian^{1, 2}, Li Meng-Da^{1, 2}, Jiang Xiao^{1, 2}, Yuan Zhen-Sheng^{1, 2, †}

Experimental setup. Parts of the compensation coils are shown, while the vacuum chamber made of stainless steel and the metal parts of the viewports are hidden. Each of X and Y lattices is formed by two laser beams of 532 nm crossed at an angle of 50°.