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Atomic-density-dependent losses in an optical trap

M. Prentiss, A. Cable, J. E. Bjorkholm, Steven Chu, E. L. Raab, and D. E. Pritchard

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We have observed that two-body collisions between cold sodium atoms confined within a magnetic-molasses optical trap lead to significant atomic-density-dependent trap losses. Such losses set an upper limit to the product of atomic density and confinement time that can be achieved in such a trap.

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