Inelastic cold collisions of a Na/Rb mixture in a magneto-optical trap

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作者
Telles, GD
Marcassa, LG
Muniz, SR
Miranda, SG
Antunes, A
Westbrook, C
Bagnato, VS
机构
[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Inst Fis Sao Carlos, BR-13560970 Sao Carlos, SP, Brazil
[2] Univ Paris Sud, URA 14 CNRS, Inst Opt Theoret & Appl, F-91403 Orsay, France
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PHYSICAL REVIEW A | 1999年 / 59卷 / 01期
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10.1103/PhysRevA.59.R23
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O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We report results on inelastic cold collisions for a mixed species magneto-optical trap containing Na and Rb. The rate of collisional trap loss of Na is due to different contributions: Na-Na and Na-Rb collisions. Both parts are investigated with respect to trap laser intensity and frequency. The observations are explained based on a Gallagher-Pritchard model. Possibilities for studies and applications involving mixed species traps are discussed. [S1050-2947(99)51301-2].
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页码:R23 / R26
页数:4
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