Laser cooling and photoionization of alkali atoms

被引：6

作者：

Arimondo, E

Ciampini, D

Fuso, F

Gabbanini, C

机构：

[1] Univ Pisa, Dipartimento Fis, Ist Nazl Fis Mat, I-56126 Pisa, Italy

[2] CNR, Ist Fis Atom & Mol, I-56127 Pisa, Italy

来源：

APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE | 2000年 / 154卷

关键词：

laser cooling; photoionization; magneto-optical trapping; recombination; alkali atoms;

D O I：

10.1016/S0169-4332(99)00459-6

中图分类号：

O64 [物理化学（理论化学）、化学物理学];

学科分类号：

070304 ; 081704 ;

摘要：

We carry out photoionization experiments on laser-cooled alkali atoms by irradiating rubidium and cesium magneto-optical traps (MOTs) with a photoionizing laser beam. Analysis of the loading behavior of the traps allows us to determine photoionization cross-sections for the first excited state of rubidium and cesium based on a trap load/loss model. In addition, our experimental findings reveal systematic peculiarities, which can be ascribed to the low temperature of the atomic samples under investigation. (C) 2000 Published by Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：527 / 535

页数：9

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