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J.P. Shaffer W. Chalupczak N.P. Bigelow 《The European Physical Journal D - Atomic, Molecular, Optical and Plasma Physics》1999,7(3):323-330
We present direct measurements of the overall trap loss rate and the fine structure changing collision rate for ultracold
cesium atom confined in a magneto-optical trap over an intensity range of 5 mW/cm2 to 200 mW/cm2. This set of simultaneous measurements allows the accurate extraction and separation of the fine structure changing rate
and the radiative escape rate as these two processes compete with one another to determine the overall trap loss rate.
Received 4 December 1998 and Received in final form 18 March 1999 相似文献
2.
A. Browaeys J. Poupard A. Robert S. Nowak W. Rooijakkers E. Arimondo L. Marcassa D. Boiron C. I. Westbrook A. Aspect 《The European Physical Journal D - Atomic, Molecular, Optical and Plasma Physics》2000,8(2):199-203
We have measured the two body loss rate in a magneto-optical trap containing triplet metastable He atoms. We find a rate constant
cm3/s at a -8 MHz detuning, with an uncertainty of a factor 2. This measurement is in disagreement with a recent experiment which
measures the absolute, ion-producing collision rate, but agrees with several other published measurements.
Received 20 April 1999 and Received in final form 12 July 1999 相似文献
3.
A. Fioretti E. Arimondo A. Crubellier 《The European Physical Journal D - Atomic, Molecular, Optical and Plasma Physics》2000,12(2):219-225
The measurements of fine-structure changing collisions in a cesium magneto-optical trap, reported in a previous work [A. Fioretti
et al., Phys. Rev. A 55, R3999 (1997)], are reanalyzed within a model based on the flux enhancement effect, which takes place in cold atomic collisions.
In the present analysis, we consider the cooperative effect of the long-range and the shorter-range excitation by the strong
trap laser. We evidence also the important role of the hyperfine structure of the Cs2 molecular levels asymptotically connected to the ground-state and excited-state dissociation limits.
Received 22 July 1999 and Received in final form 4 May 2000 相似文献
4.
G. Modugno G. Roati M. Inguscio M.S. Santos G.D. Telles L.G. Marcassa V.S. Bagnato 《The European Physical Journal D - Atomic, Molecular, Optical and Plasma Physics》2003,23(3):409-413
We report a comparative investigation of trap loss rates in a magneto-optical trap for two potassium isotopes, 39K and 40K, as a function of trap light intensity. The isotopes present a quite similar behavior for the loss rates at high intensities,
and a sudden increase of the loss rates at low intensities is present in both cases. While for 39K such increase can be explained assuming that the major contribution to the losses comes from hyperfine changing collisions,
a different loss mechanism must be considered for 40K, which has an inverted ground state hyperfine structure. The experimental results of both isotopes are well reproduced by
an alternative model based on radiative escape as the dominant loss mechanism.
Received 1st May 2002 / Received in final form 19 October 2002 Published online 4 March 2003
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5.
V. Wippel C. Binder L. Windholz 《The European Physical Journal D - Atomic, Molecular, Optical and Plasma Physics》2002,21(1):101-104
In a magneto-optical trap (MOT) we are able to simultaneously trap and cool 7Li and Na. We investigated the loading behavior of the cloud of Li atoms in presence of the overlapped cloud of cold Na atoms,
and, by blocking the weak repumping beam for Na, compared it with the loading curve for Li atoms only. Out of these loading
curves we calculated the collision cross-section of Na on Li to be 10-11 cm
3
/s.
Received 11 January 2002 / Received in final form 5 April 2002 Published online 24 September 2002 相似文献
6.
U. Schlöder H. Engler U. Schünemann R. Grimm M. Weidemüller 《The European Physical Journal D - Atomic, Molecular, Optical and Plasma Physics》1999,7(3):331-340
We investigate collisional properties of lithium and cesium which are simultaneously confined in a combined magneto-optical
trap. Trap-loss collisions between the two species are comprehensively studied. Different inelastic collision channels are
identified, and inter-species rate coefficients as well as cross-sections are determined. It is found that loss rates are
independent of the optical excitation of Li, as a consequence of the repulsive Li*-Cs interaction. Li and Cs loss by inelastic inter-species collisions can completely be attributed to processes involving
optically excited cesium (fine-structure changing collisions and radiative escape). By lowering the trap depth for Li, an
additional loss channel of Li is observed which results from ground-state Li-Cs collisions changing the hyperfine state of
cesium.
Received 28 December 1998 and Received in final form 16 February 1999 相似文献
7.
V. Wippel C. Binder W. Huber L. Windholz M. Allegrini F. Fuso E. Arimondo 《The European Physical Journal D - Atomic, Molecular, Optical and Plasma Physics》2001,17(3):285-291
A two element magneto-optical trap (MOT) for Na and 7Li or 6Li is used to cool and trap each of them separately. A fraction of the cold atoms is maintained in the first 2P3/2 excited state by the cooling laser. These excited state atoms are ionized by laser light in the near-UV region, giving rise
to a smaller number of trapped atoms and to different loading parameters. Photoionization cross-sections were derived out
of these data. They are in reasonable agreement with data previously obtained using thermal samples and with theoretical predictions.
Received 21 March 2001 and Received in final form 3 August 2001 相似文献
8.
Y. Torii N. Shiokawa T. Hirano T. Kuga Y. Shimizu H. Sasada 《The European Physical Journal D - Atomic, Molecular, Optical and Plasma Physics》1998,1(3):239-242
We utilized a blue-detuned Laguerre-Gaussian (doughnut) laser beam to trap cold rubidium atoms by optical dipole force. ”Pulsed”
polarization gradient cooling was applied to the trapped atoms to suppress the trap loss due to heating caused by random photon
scattering of the trapping light. In this trap about 108 atoms were initially captured and the trap lifetime was 1.5 s, which was consistent with losses due to background gas collisions.
This trap can readily be applied to atom guiding, compression, and evaporative cooling.
Received: 10 July 1997 / Received in final form: 5 January 1998 / Accepted: 16 January 1998 相似文献
9.
F. Pereira Dos Santos F. Perales J. Léonard A. Sinatra Junmin Wang F. Saverio Pavone E. Rasel C.S. Unnikrishnan M. Leduc 《The European Physical Journal D - Atomic, Molecular, Optical and Plasma Physics》2001,14(1):15-22
We present experimental results on the two-body loss rates in a magneto-optical trap of metastable helium atoms. Absolute
rates are measured in a systematic way for several laser detunings ranging from -5 to -30 MHz and at different intensities,
by monitoring the decay of the trap fluorescence. The dependence of the two-body loss rate coefficient β on the excited state
( 23
P
2) and metastable state ( 23
S
1) populations is also investigated. From these results we infer a rather uniform rate constant K
sp = (1±0.4)×10-7 cm3/s.
Received 8 September 2000 and Received in final form 19 December 2000 相似文献
10.
A. Fioretti C. Amiot C.M. Dion O. Dulieu M. Mazzoni G. Smirne C. Gabbanini 《The European Physical Journal D - Atomic, Molecular, Optical and Plasma Physics》2001,15(2):189-198
We report the detailed analysis of translationally cold rubidium molecule formation through photoassociation. Cold molecules
are formed after spontaneous decay of photoexcited molecules from a laser cooled atomic sample, and are detected by selective
mass spectroscopy after two-photon ionization into Rb
2
+
ions. A spectroscopic study of the 0
g
-
(5
S
+ 5
P
3/2
) pure long-range state of 87Rb2 is performed by detecting the ion yield as a function of the photoassociation laser frequency; the spectral data are theoretically
analyzed within the semiclassical RKR approach. Molecular ionization is resonantly enhanced through either the 2
3
Π
g
or the 2
3
Σ
+
g
intermediate molecular states. Some vibrational levels of the latter electronic state are observed and assigned here for
the first time. Finally, cold molecules formation rates are calculated and compared to the experimentally measured ones, and
the vibrational distribution of the formed molecules in the a
3
Σ
+
u
ground triplet state is discussed.
Received 18 January 2001 and Received in final form 10 April 2001 相似文献
11.
D. Comparat C. Drag B. Laburthe Tolra A. Fioretti P. Pillet A. Crubellier O. Dulieu F. Masnou-Seeuws 《The European Physical Journal D - Atomic, Molecular, Optical and Plasma Physics》2000,11(1):59-71
We report on the formation of translationally cold Cs2 ground state molecules through photoassociation in the 1u attractive molecular state below the 6
s
1/2
+6
p
3/2
dissociation limit. The cold molecules are obtained after spontaneous decay of photoassociated molecules in a MOT and in
a dark SPOT. We also used polarized atoms, in the f
=3, m
f
=+3Zeeman ground state. Purely asymptotic and adiabatic calculations including hyperfine interaction and rotation are in excellent
agreement with observed structures. As expected, the 1u state is actually a pure long-range state, consisting of paired atoms, uniquely linked by the first terms of the multipole
expansion of the electrostatic interaction. A temperature of 20 K has been measured for the molecular cloud.
Received 19 July 1999 相似文献
12.
C. Fort A. Bambini L. Cacciapuoti F.S. Cataliotti M. Prevedelli G.M. Tino M. Inguscio 《The European Physical Journal D - Atomic, Molecular, Optical and Plasma Physics》1998,3(2):113-118
We report on a theoretical and experimental investigation of 39K magneto-optical trapping. The small hyperfine splitting characterizing the upper level of the cooling transition affects
the cooling mechanism. In order to model the atom-laser interaction, the whole level structure of the D2 line has to be taken into account. Two different regimes have been recognized, one optimizing the loading of the trap, the
second minimizing the temperature of the atoms. We investigated these two regimes experimentally and found results in agreement
with the theoretical predictions.
Received: 6 March 1998 / Received in final form: 13 May 1998 / Accepted: 13 May 1998 相似文献
13.
An atom faucet 总被引:3,自引:0,他引:3
W. Wohlleben F. Chevy K. Madison J. Dalibard 《The European Physical Journal D - Atomic, Molecular, Optical and Plasma Physics》2001,15(2):237-244
We present a simple and efficient source of slow atoms. From a background vapour loaded magneto-optical trap (MOT), a thin
laser beam extracts a continuous jet of cold rubidium atoms. The jet that is typical to leaking MOT systems is created without
any optical parts placed inside the vacuum chamber. We also present a simple three dimensional numerical simulation of the
atomic motion in the presence of these multiple saturating laser fields combined with the inhomogeneous magnetic field of
the MOT. At a pressure of P
Rb87 = 10-8 mbar and with a moderate laser power of 10 mW per beam, we generate a flux Φ = 1.3×108 atoms/s with a mean velocity of 14 m/s and a divergence of 10 mrad.
Received 13 January 2001 相似文献
14.
E. Peik 《The European Physical Journal D - Atomic, Molecular, Optical and Plasma Physics》1999,6(2):179-183
An electrodynamic trap is proposed that stores cold neutral atoms or nonpolar molecules in their ground state as well as in
excited states by means of the quadratic Stark effect. The trap uses an oscillating hexapole field and a superposed static
homogeneous field. The dynamics of an atom in this trap can be described as a harmonic oscillation in a static pseudopotential.
Stability criteria and sample parameters for a number of atomic species are given.
Received: 7 August 1998 / Received in final form: 7 January 1999 相似文献
15.
J. Lozeille A. Fioretti C. Gabbanini Y. Huang H. K. Pechkis D. Wang P. L. Gould E. E. Eyler W. C. Stwalley M. Aymar O. Dulieu 《The European Physical Journal D - Atomic, Molecular, Optical and Plasma Physics》2006,39(2):261-269
We present detailed experimental spectra and accurate theoretical interpretation of resonance-enhanced
two-photon ionization of ultracold rubidium molecules in the
14000–17000 cm-1 transition energy range. The dimers are formed in a
magneto-optical trap by photoassociation followed by radiative decay into the a 3Σu+
lowest triplet state. The theoretical treatment of the process, which reproduces the main features
of the spectra, takes into account the photoassociation and decay steps as well as the resonant ionization through the manifold
of intermediate gerade states correlated to the 5S + 4D limit. In particular, the energy of the v=1 level of the
potential well has been determined for the first time. In addition, a tight constraint has been put on the position of the
a 3Σu+
repulsive wall. Finally, magnetic trapping of
rubidium molecules in the a 3Σu+ state is demonstrated.
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16.
J. Piilo E. Lundh K.-A. Suominen 《The European Physical Journal D - Atomic, Molecular, Optical and Plasma Physics》2006,40(2):211-222
We have developed Monte Carlo wave function simulation schemes to study
cold collisions between magnesium atoms in a strong red-detuned laser field.
In order to address the strong-field problem, we extend the Monte Carlo wave function framework to include the partial wave
structure of the three-dimensional system. The average heating rate due to radiative collisions is calculated with two different
simulation schemes which are described in detail.
We show that the results of the two methods
agree and give estimates for the radiative collision heating rate for 24Mg atoms in a magneto-optical trap based on the 1S0–1P1 atomic laser cooling transition. 相似文献
17.
A continuous cold atomic beam from a magneto-optical trap 总被引:3,自引:0,他引:3
L. Cacciapuoti A. Castrillo M. de Angelis G.M. Tino 《The European Physical Journal D - Atomic, Molecular, Optical and Plasma Physics》2001,15(2):245-249
We have developed and characterized a new method to produce a continuous beam of cold atoms from a standard vapour-cell magneto-optical
trap (MOT). The experimental apparatus is very simple. Using a single laser beam it is possible to hollow out in the source
MOT a direction of unbalanced radiation pressure along which cold atoms can be accelerated out of the trap. The transverse
cooling process that takes place during the extraction reduces the beam divergence. The atomic beam is used to load a magneto-optical
trap operating in an ultra-high vacuum environment. At a vapour pressure of 10-8mbar in the loading cell, we have produced a continuous flux of 7×107atoms/s at the recapture cell with a mean velocity of 14 m/s. A comparison of this method with a pulsed transfer scheme is
presented.
Received 19 February 2001 相似文献
18.
Ch. Lisdat O. Dulieu H. Knöckel E. Tiemann 《The European Physical Journal D - Atomic, Molecular, Optical and Plasma Physics》2001,17(3):319-328
We present a new determination of the potential curves and interactions of the coupled electronic states A
1
Σ
+
u
and b
3
Π
u
of the potassium dimer, based on new laser spectroscopy measurements within a molecular beam, combined with data available
in the literature. We used a new global deperturbation approach, involving the Fourier Grid Hamiltonian method for energy
level calculation. A standard deviation of 1.2 is obtained corresponding to a variance of 7.5×10
-3
cm-1, representing a significant improvement compared to the standard deviation of 4 yielded by the traditional local deperturbation
approach.
Received 12 June 2001 and Received in final form 3 September 2001 相似文献
19.
M. Lontano D. Ryutov 《The European Physical Journal D - Atomic, Molecular, Optical and Plasma Physics》2002,18(3):347-351
We demonstrate the in situ detection of cold 87Rb atoms near a dielectric surface using the absorption of a weak, resonant evanescent wave. We have used this technique in
time of flight experiments determining the density of atoms falling on the surface. A quantitative understanding of the measured
curve was obtained using a detailed calculation of the evanescent intensity distribution. We have also used it to detect atoms
trapped near the surface in a standing-wave optical dipole potential. This trap was loaded by inelastic bouncing on a strong,
repulsive evanescent potential. We estimate that we trap 1.5×104 atoms at a density 100 times higher than the falling atoms.
Received 14 May 2002 Published online 8 October 2002
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20.
A diode-laser optical frequency standard based on laser-cooled Ca atoms: Sub-kilohertz spectroscopy by optical shelving detection 总被引:2,自引:0,他引:2
C.W. Oates F. Bondu R.W. Fox L. Hollberg 《The European Physical Journal D - Atomic, Molecular, Optical and Plasma Physics》1999,7(3):449-460
We report an optical frequency standard at 657 nm based on laser-cooled/trapped Ca atoms. The system consists of a novel,
compact magneto-optic trap which uses 50 mW of frequency-doubled diode laser light at 423 nm and can trap >107 Ca atoms in 20 ms. High resolution spectroscopy on this atomic sample using the narrow 657 nm intercombination line resolves
linewidths (FWHM) as narrow as 400 Hz, the natural linewidth of the transition. The spectroscopic signal-to-noise ratio is
enhanced by an order of magnitude with the implementation of a “shelving" detection scheme on the 423 nm transition. Our present
apparatus achieves a fractional frequency instability of in 1 s with a potential atom shot-noise-limited performance of and excellent prospects for high accuracy.
Received 2 November 1998 相似文献