Trap loss in a two-species Rb-Cs magneto-optical trap

G. D. Telles, W. Garcia, L. G. Marcassa, V. S. Bagnato, D. Ciampini, M. Fazzi, J. H. Müller, D. Wilkowski, and E. Arimondo
Phys. Rev. A 63, 033406 – Published 14 February 2001
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Abstract

We investigate inelastic cold collisions in a Rb-Cs mixed-species trap where the rubidium trap loss rate was measured. We present the experimental results and a qualitative discussion for the observation. These studies are relevant for high-resolution atomic and molecular spectroscopy, and for the production of mixed-species Bose-Einstein condensates.

  • Received 14 June 2000

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.63.033406

©2001 American Physical Society

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G. D. Telles, W. Garcia, L. G. Marcassa, and V. S. Bagnato

  • Instituto de Física de São Carlos, Universidade de São Paulo, Caixa Postal 369, 13560-970, São Carlos-SP, Brazil

D. Ciampini, M. Fazzi, J. H. Müller, D. Wilkowski*, and E. Arimondo

  • Istituto Nazionale per la Fisica della Materia and Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Pisa, Via F. Buonarroti 2, I-56126 Pisa, Italy

  • *Permanent address: Université de Nice, INLN, 1361 route de Lucioles, F-06560 Valbonne, France.

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Vol. 63, Iss. 3 — March 2001

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