Excitation and photoionization of laser-cooled atoms in the AC-driven magneto-optical trap (AC-MOT), using resonant and non-resonant radiation

Results of experiments involving the manipulation of atoms using laser radiation are presented. A high-density trap of potassium atoms was created using an AC-driven magneto-optical trap (AC-MOT), loaded from a Zeeman-slowed atomic beam. The AC-MOT was operated in a pulsed mode, with a trapping lase...

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Main Author: Agomuo, John Chidowerem
Published: University of Manchester 2015
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.647391