Experiments with laser-cooled rubidium atoms

Antti Pietilainen; Hanne Ludvigsen; Hannu Talvitie; Erkki Ikonen

doi:10.1117/12.208092

1 September 1995 Experiments with laser-cooled rubidium atoms

Antti Pietilainen, Hanne Ludvigsen, Hannu Talvitie, Erkki Ikonen

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Optical Engineering, Vol. 34, Issue 9, (September 1995). https://doi.org/10.1117/12.208092

Abstract

We report on an experimental study of cold rubidium atoms in a magneto-optical trap. Fluorescent light from the cloud of trapped atoms was collected onto a CCD (charge coupled device) camera. The number density of atoms and the lifetime of the trap are deduced from the recorded CCD images. Special emphasis is given to the calibration of the COD camera.

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Antti Pietilainen, Hanne Ludvigsen, Hannu Talvitie, and Erkki Ikonen "Experiments with laser-cooled rubidium atoms," Optical Engineering 34(9), (1 September 1995). https://doi.org/10.1117/12.208092

Published: 1 September 1995

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