Spatial distribution of atoms in a magneto-optical trap

L. Marcassa; G. Surdutovich; M. Oria; T. Araujo; D. Milori; S. Zilio; V. Bagnato

Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference
OSA Technical Digest (Optica Publishing Group, 1993),
paper QThG7

Spatial distribution of atoms in a magneto-optical trap

L. Marcassa, G. Surdutovich, M. Oria, T. Araujo, D. Milori, S. Zilio, and V. Bagnato

Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference 1993

Baltimore, Maryland United States
2–7 May 1993
ISBN: 1-55752-302-9

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Laser Cooling and Cold-Atom Collisions (QThG)

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L. Marcassa, G. Surdutovich, M. Oria, T. Araujo, D. Milori, S. Zilio, and V. Bagnato, "Spatial distribution of atoms in a magneto-optical trap," in Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, D. Auston, D. Steel, T. Heinz, and G. Stegeman, eds., Vol. 12 of OSA Technical Digest (Optica Publishing Group, 1993), paper QThG7.

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Abstract

We have observed several different spatial distributions of laser-cooled sodium atoms in a magneto-optical trap (MOT). Observed structures include a double stable cloud of atoms, rings, double rings, and rings with a central core.

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