Title :
Optical collisions in a metastable neon MOT
Author :
Glover, R.D. ; Calvert, J.E. ; Laban, D.E. ; Sang, R.T.
Author_Institution :
Centre for Quantum Dynamics, Griffith Univ., Brisbane, QLD, Australia
Abstract :
We present results for controlled optical collisions of cold neon atoms in the (3s)3P2 metastable state trapped in a magneto-optical trap (MOT).
Keywords :
atom-photon collisions; magneto-optical effects; metastable states; neon; radiation pressure; Ne; cold neon atoms; magnetooptical trap; metastable state; optical collisions; Atom optics; Atomic beams; Atomic measurements; Charge carrier processes; Ionization; Laser beams; Measurement by laser beam;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
