Heteronuclear hyperfine-state-changing cold collisions

被引:25
作者
Young, YE [1 ]
Ejnisman, R [1 ]
Shaffer, JP [1 ]
Bigelow, NP [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Rochester, Dept Phys & Astron, Rochester, NY 14627 USA
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PHYSICAL REVIEW A | 2000年 / 62卷 / 05期
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10.1103/PhysRevA.62.055403
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We describe measurements of the interspecies trap-loss-rate parameter beta (NaRb) in a magneto-optical trap containing both Na and Rb atoms. Our results reveal the presence of interspecies heteronuclear hyperfine-changing collisions.
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页码:055403 / 055401
页数:4
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