Large spin relaxation rates in trapped submerged-shell atoms

Large spin relaxation rates in trapped submerged-shell atoms

Spin relaxation due to atom-atom collisions is measured for magnetically trapped erbium and thulium atoms at a temperature near 500 mK. The rate constants for Er-Er and Tm-Tm collisions are 3.0×10[superscript -10] and 1.1×10[superscript -10] cm[superscript 3] s[superscript -1], respectively, 2-3 ord...

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Main Authors: Connolly, Colin B. (Contributor), Au, Yat Shan (Contributor), Doret, S. Charles (Contributor), Ketterle, Wolfgang (Contributor), Doyle, John M. (Contributor)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics (Contributor), MIT-Harvard Center for Ultracold Atoms (Contributor)
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Language:English
Published: American Physical Society, 2010-07-12T15:08:56Z.
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