Title :
A continuously loaded dipole trap for magnesium
Author :
Pape, André ; Riedmann, Matthias ; Kelkar, Hrishikesh ; Friebe, Jan ; Wübbena, Temmo ; Kulosa, André ; Rühmann, Steffen ; Zipfel, Klaus ; Fim, Dominika ; Lampmann, Birte ; Ertmer, Wolfgang ; Rasel, Ernst M.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Quantum Opt., Leibniz Univ. Hannover, Hannover, Germany
Abstract :
The authors report on the successful loading of an optical dipole trap at 1064 nm a prerequisite for a future Mg optical lattice clock operated on the strictly forbidden 1S0 -3P0 transition. The authors reached trapping of about 105 Mg-24 atoms in the 3P0 state.
Keywords :
clocks; magnesium; optical lattices; radiation pressure; continuously loaded dipole trap; magnesium; optical dipole trap; optical lattice clock; wavelength 1064 nm;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe (CLEO EUROPE/EQEC), 2011 Conference on and 12th European Quantum Electronics Conference
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0533-5
Electronic_ISBN :
Pending
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2011.5943306