Phys. Rev. A 55, R3999–R4002 (1997)Direct measurement of fine-structure collisional losses from a Cs magneto-optical trap
Losses from a cesium magneto-optical trap induced by fine-structure changing collisions have been measured directly by counting of fluorescence photons emitted at the D1 resonance line, with the trap lasers operating on the D2 resonance line. The absolute value of the fine-structure loss rate coefficient has been measured and its dependence on the hyperfine state occupation has been explored. These results provide a fundamental test for the theoretical descriptions of excited-state trap losses. © 1997 The American Physical Society URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevA.55.R3999
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevA.55.R3999
PACS:
32.80.Pj, 34.50.Rk
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