A controllable double-well magneto-optical trap for Rb and Cs atoms

Opt Express. 2008 Apr 28;16(9):6104-11. doi: 10.1364/oe.16.006104.

Abstract

We experimentally demonstrate a novel scheme to simultaneously confine two atomic species of (87)Rb and (133)Cs with adjustable spatial separation by a controllable double-well magneto-optic trap. Using a single-loop wire and a magnetic bias field, the two clouds, each containing more than 1 x 10(6) atoms, are spatially separated above and below the wire center of the double-well MOT. The cloud interdistance can be controlled by independently varying the wire current and external bias field. This allows to load the double-well magnetic trap, and to study the dynamics of cold collisions between two-species atoms.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Cesium / chemistry*
  • Fluorescence
  • Magnetics*
  • Optical Tweezers*
  • Rubidium / chemistry*

Substances

  • Cesium
  • Rubidium