| ID:
27800.0,
MPI für Kernphysik / Physics of Cold Molecular Ions and Ultra-Cold Ensembles |
| Mixture of ultracold lithium and cesium atoms in an optical dipole trap |
| Authors: | Mosk, A.; Kraft, S.; Mudrich, M.; Singer, K.; Wohlleben, W.; Grimm, R.; Weidemüller, M. |
| Language: | English |
| Date of Publication (YYYY-MM-DD): | 2001-12 |
| Title of Journal: | Applied Physics B-Lasers and Optics |
| Journal Abbrev.: | Appl. Phys. B-Lasers Opt. |
| Volume: | 73 |
| Issue / Number: | 8 |
| Start Page: | 791 |
| End Page: | 799 |
| Review Status: | not specified |
| Audience: | Experts Only |
| Abstract / Description: | We present the first simultaneous trapping of two different ultracold atomic species in a conservative trap. Lithium and cesium atoms are stored in an optical dipole trap formed by the focus of a CO2 laser. Techniques for loading both species of atoms are discussed and observations of elastic and inelastic collisions between the two species are presented. A model for sympathetic cooling of two species with strongly different mass in the presence of slow evaporation is developed. From the observed Cs-induced evaporation of Li atoms we estimate a cross-section for cold elastic Li-Cs collisions. |
| External Publication Status: | published |
| Document Type: | Article |
| Affiliations: | MPI für Kernphysik/Group D. Schwalm/Ultra-cold Ensembles (M. Weidemüller)
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| External Affiliations: | Innsbruck Univ, Inst Expt Phys, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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| Identifiers: | ISI:000173171800005 [ID No:1]
ISSN:0946-2171 [ID No:2] |
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