Physics – Condensed Matter – Other Condensed Matter
Scientific paper
2005-09-09
Phys. Rev. A 73, 013410 (2006)
Physics
Condensed Matter
Other Condensed Matter
8 pages, 9 figures
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevA.73.013410
We show that light-induced atom desorption (LIAD) can be used as a flexible atomic source for large Rb-87 and K-40 magneto-optical traps. The use of LIAD at short wavelengths allows for fast switching of the desired vapor pressure and permits experiments with long trapping and coherence times. The wavelength dependence of the LIAD effect for both species was explored in a range from 630 nm to 253 nm in an uncoated quartz cell and a stainless steel chamber. Only a few mW/cm^2 of near-UV light produce partial pressures that are high enough to saturate a magneto-optical trap at 3.5 x 10^9 Rb atoms or 7 x 10^7 K atoms. Loading rates as high as 1.2 x 10^9 Rb atoms/s and 8 x 10^7 K atoms/s were achieved without the use of a secondary atom source. After the desorption light is turned off, the pressure quickly decays back to equilibrium with a time constant as short as 200 us, allowing for long trapping lifetimes after the MOT loading phase.
Arlt Jochen
Ertmer Wolfgang
Henninger T.
Klempt Carsten
Rasel Ernst
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