Title :
Compression of cold atoms to very high densities in a novel rotating-beam blue-detuned optical dipole trap
Author :
Khaykovich, L. ; Friedman, N. ; Ozeri, R. ; Davidson, N.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys. of Complex Syst., Weizmann Inst. of Sci., Rehovot, Israel
Abstract :
Summary form only given. A tightly focused and rapidly rotating blue-detuned laser beam was used to trap rubidium atoms in the dark with long atomic coherence times. Adiabatic compression and laser cooling then yielded atomic densities well above 10/sup 13/ cm/sup -3/.
Keywords :
laser cooling; radiation pressure; rubidium; Rb; Rb atoms; adiabatic compression; atomic densities; blue-detuned laser beam; cold atom compression; laser cooling; long atomic coherence times; rotating-beam blue-detuned optical dipole trap; very high densities; Atom lasers; Atom optics; Atomic beams; Atomic measurements; Charge carrier processes; Cooling; Frequency; Laser beams; Shape; Temperature measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 1999. QELS '99. Technical Digest. Summaries of Papers Presented at the
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-576-X
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.1999.807677
