OBSERVATION OF BISTABILITY IN A PERTURBED MAGNETOOPTICAL TRAP

Authors
WILKOWSKI D GARREAU JC HENNEQUIN D
Citation
D. Wilkowski et al., OBSERVATION OF BISTABILITY IN A PERTURBED MAGNETOOPTICAL TRAP, EUROPEAN PHYSICAL JOURNAL D, 2(2), 1998, pp. 157-163
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Atomic, Molecular & Chemical
Journal title
EUROPEAN PHYSICAL JOURNAL D → ACNP
ISSN journal
14346060
Volume
2
Issue
2
Year of publication
1998
Pages
157 - 163
Database
ISI
SICI code
1434-6060(1998)2:2<157:OOBIAP>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
We report on the experimental observation of bistability in a magneto- optical trap perturbed by a focalized laser beam. This bistability is theoretically interpreted by studing the atomic losses induced by the perturbing beam. Comparison with a Monte Carlo model allows us to dedu ce the trap capture velocity along the perturbing beam.