Improved magneto-optic trapping in a vapor cell
- 1 April 1992
- journal article
- Published by Optica Publishing Group in Optics Letters
- Vol. 17 (7), 526-528
- https://doi.org/10.1364/ol.17.000526
Abstract
We have captured 3.6 × 1010 cesium atoms in a magneto-optic trap loaded from a vapor cell. The 300-fold increase in the number of trapped atoms compared with that of previous research was accomplished by using larger laser intensities and 4-cm-diameter laser beams. The loading time constant was as short as 0.2 s.Keywords
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