Cold collisions of Sr*-Sr in a magneto-optical trap

Authors
Dinneen, TP Vogel, KR Arimondo, E Hall, JL Gallagher, A
Citation
Tp. Dinneen et al., Cold collisions of Sr*-Sr in a magneto-optical trap, PHYS REV A, 59(2), 1999, pp. 1216-1222
Citations number
23
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
PHYSICAL REVIEW A
ISSN journal
10502947 → ACNP
Volume
59
Issue
2
Year of publication
1999
Pages
1216 - 1222
Database
ISI
SICI code
1050-2947(199902)59:2<1216:CCOSIA>2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
We present measurements of cold collision processes in an alkaline-earth sp ecies. Collisions of Sr-88 pairs in a magneto-optic trap are found to be do minated by very-long-range excitation to the nonradiating (1)Pi(g) state of Sr-2* We find good agreement between measured loss rate coefficients and a modified form of the semiclassical model that includes retardation effects that allow excitation to metastable molecular states. [S1050-2947(99)00202 -4].