Dense atom clouds in a holographic atom trap
Optics Letters, Vol. 28, Issue 14, pp. 1266-1268 (2003)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OL.28.001266
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Abstract
We demonstrate the production of high-density cold 87Rb samples (2×1014atoms/cm3) in a simple optical lattice formed with YAG light that is diffracted from a holographic phase plate. A loading protocol is described that results in 10,000 atoms per 10µm×10µm×100µm unit cell of the lattice site. Rapid free evaporation leads to a temperature of 50µK and phase space densities of 1/150 within 50 ms. The resulting small, high-density atomic clouds are very attractive for a number of experiments, including ultracold Rydberg atom physics.
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OCIS Codes
(020.5780) Atomic and molecular physics : Rydberg states
(020.7010) Atomic and molecular physics : Laser trapping
Citation
R. Newell, J. Sebby, and T. G. Walker, "Dense atom clouds in a holographic atom trap," Opt. Lett. 28, 1266-1268 (2003)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ol/abstract.cfm?URI=ol-28-14-1266
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