Single atoms in a standing-wave dipole trap

Journal Article · Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 2003 · Physical Review. A

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.67.033403· OSTI ID:20633859

Alt, Wolfgang; Schrader, Dominik; Kuhr, Stefan; Mueller, Martin; Gomer, Victor; Meschede, Dieter ^[1]

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1. Institut fuer Angewandte Physik, Universitaet Bonn, Wegelerstrasse 8, D-53115 Bonn (Germany)

We trap a single cesium atom in a standing-wave optical dipole trap. Special experimental procedures, designed to work with single atoms, are used to measure the oscillation frequency and the atomic energy distribution in the dipole trap. These methods rely on unambiguously detecting presence or loss of the atom using its resonance fluorescence in the magneto-optical trap.

• OSTI ID: 20633859
• Journal Information: Physical Review. A, Vol. 67, Issue 3; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.67.033403; (c) 2003 The American Physical Society; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1050-2947
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

74 ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS
ATOMS
CESIUM
DIPOLES
DISTRIBUTION
MAGNETO-OPTICAL EFFECTS
OSCILLATIONS
RESONANCE
RESONANCE FLUORESCENCE
STANDING WAVES
TRAPS