Approaching Bose-Einstein condensation of metastable neon: Over 109 trapped atoms

S. J.M. Kuppens; J. G.C. Tempelaars; V. P. Mogendorff; B. J. Claessens; H. C.W. Beijerinck; E. J.D. Vredenbregt

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Approaching Bose-Einstein condensation of metastable neon: Over 10⁹ trapped atoms

S. J.M. Kuppens, J. G.C. Tempelaars, V. P. Mogendorff, B. J. Claessens, H. C.W. Beijerinck, E. J.D. Vredenbregt

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We present an experimental study of the loading of a magneto-optical trap (MOT) from a brightened and slowed beam of metastable neon atoms. The unprecedented high numbers of 9×10920Ne and 3×109 22Ne metastable atoms are trapped under unconventional trap conditions as compared to metastable helium traps, such as low intensity and small detuning. These cause the MOT to have an extraordinarily large volume on the order of 1cm3 and a typical peak density of 1010 atoms/cm3. A simple Doppler model is discussed which explains why the optimum is found under these conditions. The model includes the seventh beam necessary for the last slowing step before loading.

Original language	English
Article number	023410
Number of pages	11
Journal	Physical Review A: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics
Volume	65
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.65.023410
Publication status	Published - 1 Feb 2002

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