A single hollow beam optical trap for cold atoms
Atomic Physics
2009-11-07 v1 Optics
Abstract
We present an optical trap for atoms that we have developed for precision spectroscopy measurements. Cold atoms are captured in a dark region of space inside a blue-detuned hollow laser beam formed by an axicon. We analyze the light potential in a ray optics picture and experimentally demonstrate trapping of laser-cooled metastable xenon atoms.
Cite
@article{arxiv.physics/0107011,
title = {A single hollow beam optical trap for cold atoms},
author = {S. Kulin and S. Aubin and S. Christe and B. Peker and S. L. Rolston and L. A. Orozco},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:physics/0107011},
year = {2009}
}
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12 pages, 8 figures