Single atoms in a standing-wave dipole trap

W  Alt; D  Schrader; S  Kuhr; M  Muller; V  Gomer; D  Meschede

doi:10.1103/PhysRevA.67.033403

Single atoms in a standing-wave dipole trap

W Alt, D Schrader, S Kuhr, M Muller, V Gomer, D Meschede

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Abstract

We trap a single cesium atom in a standing-wave optical dipole trap. Special experimental procedures, designed to work with single atoms, are used to measure the oscillation frequency and the atomic energy distribution in the dipole trap. These methods rely on unambiguously detecting presence or loss of the atom using its resonance fluorescence in the magneto-optical trap.

Original language	English
Article number	033403
Number of pages	7
Journal	Physical Review A
Volume	67
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.67.033403
Publication status	Published - Mar 2003

Keywords

single atoms
standing-wave dipole trap
single cesium atom
oscillation frequency
atomic energy distribution

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