Title :
Measurement of loading and loss rates in a magneto-optical trap by direct event counting with atom number feedback
Author :
Choi, Youngwoon ; Yoon, Seokchan ; Kang, Sungsam ; Kim, Wookrae ; Lee, Jai-Hyung ; An, Kyungwon
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Phys. & Astron., Seoul Nat. Univ., Seoul
Abstract :
By using direct event-counting with atom-number feedback we investigated the loading rate of a magneto-optical trap as a function of the magnetic field gradient. We also studied the one- and two-atom loss rates as functions of trap laser intensity. All measurements were performed with a precisely prepared initial number of atoms.
Keywords :
atom-photon collisions; magneto-optical effects; radiation pressure; atom number feedback; direct event counting; loading measurement; loss rates; magnetic field gradient; magnetooptical trap; trap laser intensity; Astronomy; Atom lasers; Atomic beams; Atomic measurements; Extraterrestrial measurements; Laser feedback; Loss measurement; Magnetic field measurement; Performance evaluation; Physics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics - Pacific Rim, 2007. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Seoul
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1173-3
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1174-0
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2007.4391666
