Sensitive spectroscopy and atom dynamics in a single beam optical trap

N. Friedman, L. Khaykovich, S. Baluschev, R. Ozeri, A. Kaplan, D. Fathi, N. Davidson

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Abstract

Cold atoms are trapped in a dark optical trap which is created by a rapidly scanning far-detuned laser beams, where the scanning speeds is much faster than any characteristic atomic motional time scale. This concept offers the possibility to form nearly arbitrarily-shaped effective optical potentials and also to change them in real time. The spectroscopic and dynamical measurements in such a rotating beam trap are presented. The decay of ordered and chaotic systems by measuring lifetime of atoms in traps of different shapes which contains a small hole is experimentally investigated.

Original languageEnglish
Pages1
Number of pages1
StatePublished - 2000
Externally publishedYes
Event2000 International Quantum Electronics Conference (IQEC 2000) - Nice, France
Duration: 10 Sep 200015 Sep 2000

Conference

Conference2000 International Quantum Electronics Conference (IQEC 2000)
CityNice, France
Period10/09/0015/09/00

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