A SIMPLE-MODEL FOR OPTICAL CAPTURE OF ATOMS IN STRONG MAGNETIC QUADRUPOLE FIELDS

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HAUBRICH, D
HOPE, A
MESCHEDE, D
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[1] Institut für Quantenoptik, Universität Hannover, 30167 Hannover
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10.1016/0030-4018(93)90387-K
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
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The radiative capture of cesium atoms from the gas phase in a magnetooptic trap with strong magnetic field gradients is studied. A simplified analytic model is used to derive an upper limit for capture velocities. The resulting scaling law agrees well with the observed number of atoms and with the density as a function of field gradient.
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