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Model-free measurement of the excited-state fraction in a Rb-85 magneto-optical trap

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dc.citation.doi10.1103/PhysRevA.91.053423
dc.citation.issn1050-2947
dc.citation.issue5
dc.citation.jtitlePhysical Review A
dc.citation.spage5
dc.citation.volume91
dc.contributor.authorVeshapidze, G.
dc.contributor.authorBang, J. Y.
dc.contributor.authorFehrenbach, Charles W.
dc.contributor.authorNguyen, H.
dc.contributor.authorDePaola, Brett D.
dc.contributor.authoreidmacf
dc.contributor.authoreiddepaola
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-06T15:11:10Z
dc.date.available2016-04-06T15:11:10Z
dc.date.issued2016-04-10
dc.date.published2015
dc.descriptionCitation: Veshapidze, G., Bang, J. Y., Fehrenbach, C. W., Nguyen, H., & DePaola, B. D. (2015). Model-free measurement of the excited-state fraction in a Rb-85 magneto-optical trap. Physical Review A, 91(5), 5. doi:10.1103/PhysRevA.91.053423
dc.descriptionIn many experiments involving magneto-optical traps (MOTs), it is imperative to know the fraction of atoms left in an excited state by the cooling and trapping lasers. In most cases, researchers have used formulas that were derived for simple two-level systems interacting with a single beam of light having a well-defined polarization, and in the absence of magnetic or electric fields. However, a MOT environment is much more complex than this. Here we directly measure the excited fraction in a MOT of Rb-85 atoms in a model-independent manner for a wide range of trapping conditions. We then fit our measured fractions to an ansatz based on a simple model. Knowing only the trapping laser's total intensity and detuning from resonance, one can then use this ansatz to accurately predict the excited fraction. The work is a companion piece to similar measurements on a MOT of Rb-87.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2097/32365
dc.relation.urihttps://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.91.053423
dc.rights©2015 American Physical Society
dc.rights.urihttp://www.sherpa.ac.uk/romeo/issn/1050-2947/
dc.subjectAtoms
dc.subjectOptics
dc.subjectPhysics
dc.titleModel-free measurement of the excited-state fraction in a Rb-85 magneto-optical trap
dc.typeArticle

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