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Ion detection in the photoionization of a Rb Bose-Einstein condensate

Atomic Physics 2015-05-18 v1

Abstract

Two-photon ionization of Rubidium atoms in a magneto-optical trap and a Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC) is experimentally investigated. Using 100 ns laser pulses, we detect single ions photoionized from the condenstate with a 35(10)% efficiency. The measurements are performed using a quartz cell with external electrodes, allowing large optical access for BECs and optical lattices.

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@article{arxiv.1002.0212,
  title  = {Ion detection in the photoionization of a Rb Bose-Einstein condensate},
  author = {M. Viteau and J. Radogostowicz and A. Chotia and M. G. Bason and N. Malossi and F. Fuso and D. Ciampini and O. Morsch and I. I. Ryabtsev and E. Arimondo},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1002.0212},
  year   = {2015}
}

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14 pages, 7 figures