LASER-INDUCED ULTRACOLD RB(5S1/2)+RB(5P1/2) COLLISIONS

被引:32
作者
PETERS, MG
HOFFMANN, D
TOBIASON, JD
WALKER, T
机构
[1] Department of Physics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison
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PHYSICAL REVIEW A | 1994年 / 50卷 / 02期
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D O I
10.1103/PhysRevA.50.R906
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
Measurements of collisional loss of optically trapped Rb atoms are presented for excitation of the colliding atoms by light tuned near the S-5(1/2)-->5P(1/2) transitions of Rb-85 and Rb-87. Using the P1/2 state allows the effects of spontaneous emission on excited-state collisions to be studied with minimal complications arising from hyperfine structure. The shapes of the collision spectra are nearly identical for the two isotopes and are consistent with a simple model for the role of spontaneous emission during the collision.
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页码:R906 / R909
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