Single atoms in a MOT

Journal Article · Fri Jun 11 00:00:00 EDT 1999 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.59374· OSTI ID:21208108

Meschede, Dieter; Ueberholz, Bernd; Gomer, Victor; Knappe, Svenja; Reiter, Uwe; Schadwinkel, Harald; Strauch, Frank ^[1]

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

We are experimenting with individual neutral cesium atoms stored in a magneto-optical trap. The atoms are detected by their resonance fluorescence, and fluorescence fluctuations contain signatures of the atomic internal and external degrees of freedom. This noninvasive probe provides a rich source of information about atomic dynamics at all relevant time scales.

• OSTI ID: 21208108
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 477, Issue 1; Conference: 16. international conference on atomic physics, Windsor, ON (Canada), 3-7 Aug 1998; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.59374; (c) 1999 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

74 ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS
ATOMS
CESIUM
DEGREES OF FREEDOM
FLUCTUATIONS
FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY
MAGNETO-OPTICAL EFFECTS
PHOTONS
POLARIZATION
RESONANCE FLUORESCENCE
TRAPS