Title :
Atomic trapping in a two-dimensional magneto-optical trap
Author :
Lee, H.S. ; Yang, S.H. ; Kwon, B.K. ; Park, J.D. ; Park, S.J. ; Cho, H. ; Moon, H.S. ; Kim, J.B.
Author_Institution :
Korea Stand. Res. Inst., Taejon, South Korea
Abstract :
We could trap rubidium atoms in two-dimensional configuration using two pairs of counterpropagating laser beams in a magneto-optical trap. The trapped atomic cloud was line-shape of 10-mm long and /spl sim/1.5 mm in diameter along the crossing of the laser beams. The probe-beam absorption spectrum was observed and from which the number of trapped atoms was estimated to be about 1/spl times/10/sup 6/.
Keywords :
laser beam applications; magneto-optical devices; measurement standards; particle traps; rubidium; spectral line breadth; 1.5 mm; 10 mm; 2D magneto-optical trap; Rb; atomic trapping; counterpropagating laser beams; fluorescence light; probe-beam absorption spectrum; rubidium atoms; trapped atomic cloud; Absorption; Atom lasers; Atomic beams; Atomic measurements; Laser beams; Laser modes; Laser transitions; Laser tuning; Pump lasers; Semiconductor lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Precision Electromagnetic Measurements Digest, 1996 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Braunschweig, Germany
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3376-4
DOI :
10.1109/CPEM.1996.546655
