Photoionization loss in simultaneous magneto-optical trapping of Rb and Sr
Atomic Physics
2013-10-18 v3
Abstract
We demonstrate the simultaneous magneto-optical trapping (MOT) of Rb and Sr and examine the characteristic loss of Rb in the MOT due to photoionization by the cooling laser for Sr. The photoionization cross section of Rb in the state at 461 nm is determined to be cm. It is important to consider this loss rate to realize a sufficiently large number of trapped Rb atoms to achieve a quantum degenerate mixture of Rb and Sr.
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@article{arxiv.1302.6414,
title = {Photoionization loss in simultaneous magneto-optical trapping of Rb and Sr},
author = {Takatoshi Aoki and Yuki Yamanaka and Makoto Takeuchi and Yasuhiro Sakemi and Yoshio Torii},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1302.6414},
year = {2013}
}
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5 pages, 5 figures