A Compact Strontium 2D Magneto-Optical Trap for Programmable Atom Arrays

We report on the design and implementation of a new apparatus for the creation of strontium optical tweezer arrays. In particular, we have developed a novel 2D magneto-optical trap as a source for cold strontium atoms. Typically, sources for strontium experiments rely on an effusive oven combined with a Zeeman slower, which tends to lead to large and expensive setups. Here, we demonstrate a 2D MOT that is directly loaded from dispensers. Our design has a compact footprint, a simple optical setup and enables good optical access. The initial characterization demonstrates robust performance. In addition, we discuss our approach towards creating arbitrary optical tweezer arrays of strontium atoms for fundamental quantum optics experiments and quantum simulation.