A MAGNETOOPTICAL TRAP LOADED FROM A PYRAMIDAL FUNNEL

Authors
WILLIAMSON RS VOYTAS PA NEWELL RT WALKER T
Citation
Rs. Williamson et al., A MAGNETOOPTICAL TRAP LOADED FROM A PYRAMIDAL FUNNEL, OPTICS EXPRESS, 3(3), 1998, pp. 111-117
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Optics
Journal title
OPTICS EXPRESS → ACNP
ISSN journal
10944087
Volume
3
Issue
3
Year of publication
1998
Pages
111 - 117
Database
ISI
SICI code
1094-4087(1998)3:3<111:AMTLFA>2.0.ZU;2-P
Abstract
We have demonstrated the transfer of K-39 and K-40 atoms from a magnet o-optical funnel (a hollow pyramidal mirror) through a low (0.05 l/s) conductance hole and into a conventional magneto-optical trap (mot) 35 cm away, with an efficiency of approximately six percent. This simple scheme should be useful for experiments requiring high loading rates with minimal contamination from hot untrapped atoms. (C) 1998 Optical Society of America.