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Title: Fast and efficient loading of a Rb magneto-optical trap using light-induced atomic desorption

Journal Article · · Physical Review. A
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  1. Dipartimento di Fisica dell'Universita di Ferrara and INFN, via Paradiso 12, 44100 Ferrara (Italy)

We have obtained fast loading of a rubidium magneto-optical trap and very high collection efficiency by capturing the atoms desorbed by a light flash from a polydimethylsiloxane film deposited on the internal surface of a cell. The atoms are trapped with an effective loading time of about 65 ms at a loading rate greater than 2x10{sup 8} atoms per second. This rate is larger than the values reported in literature and is obtained by preserving a long lifetime of the trapped atoms. This lifetime exceeds the filling time by nearly two orders of magnitude. Trap loading by light-induced desorption from siloxane compounds can be very effectively applied to store and trap a large number of atoms in the case of very weak atomic flux or extremely low vapor density. It can be also effectively used for fast production of ultracold atoms.

OSTI ID:
20636391
Journal Information:
Physical Review. A, Vol. 67, Issue 5; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.67.053401; (c) 2003 The American Physical Society; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1050-2947
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English