Magneto-optical trap loaded from a low-velocity intense source

Chang Yong Park; Myung Sim Jun; D. Cho

doi:10.1364/JOSAB.16.000994

Magneto-optical trap loaded from a low-velocity intense source

Chang Yong Park, Myung Sim Jun, D. Cho

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We produced a slow atomic beam of rubidium with a low-velocity intense source (LVIS) and loaded a magneto-optical trap (MOT) in a connected chamber with the beam. The hole for the atomic beam allowed us to keep the MOT chamber at a much lower pressure than that of the LVIS. The LVIS produced an atomic beam with a continuous flux of (4.3 ±0.4) × 10⁹/s and an average velocity of only 11 ± 3 m/s. The MOT captured the atoms with 67 ± 15% efficiency, which was limited by the atomic-beam divergence. The MOT held 6 × 10⁹ atoms with a typical trap-confinement time of 8 s.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	994-997
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics
Volume	16
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1364/JOSAB.16.000994
Publication status	Published - 1999 Jun

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Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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