A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal
Radiative collisional heating at the Doppler limit for laser-cooled magnesium atoms
Authors: Piilo J, Lundh E, Suominen KA
Publisher: AMERICAN PHYSICAL SOC
Publication year: 2004
Journal: Physical Review A
Journal name in source: PHYSICAL REVIEW A
Journal acronym: PHYS REV A
Article number: ARTN 013410
Volume: 70
Issue: 1
Number of pages: 5
ISSN: 1050-2947
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.70.013410
Abstract
We report Monte Carlo wave function simulation results on cold collisions between magnesium atoms in a strong red-detuned laser field. This is the normal situation, e.g., in magneto-optical traps (MOT). The Doppler limit heating rate due to radiative collisions is calculated for Mg-24 atoms in an MOT based on the S-1(0)-P-1(1) atomic laser cooling transition. We find that radiative heating does not seem to affect the Doppler limit in this case. We also describe a channeling mechanism due to the missing Q branch in the excitation scheme, which could lead to a suppression of inelastic collisions, and find that this mechanism is not present in our simulation results due to the multistate character of the excitation process.
We report Monte Carlo wave function simulation results on cold collisions between magnesium atoms in a strong red-detuned laser field. This is the normal situation, e.g., in magneto-optical traps (MOT). The Doppler limit heating rate due to radiative collisions is calculated for Mg-24 atoms in an MOT based on the S-1(0)-P-1(1) atomic laser cooling transition. We find that radiative heating does not seem to affect the Doppler limit in this case. We also describe a channeling mechanism due to the missing Q branch in the excitation scheme, which could lead to a suppression of inelastic collisions, and find that this mechanism is not present in our simulation results due to the multistate character of the excitation process.
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