Magneto-Optical Trap for Preparation and Study of
Rydberg Matter

• Authors: B. B. Zelener , S. A. Saakyan , V. A. Sautenkov , A. M. Akulshin , E. A. Manykin , B. V. Zelener , V. E. Fortov
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Our goal is the preparation and study of ultracold
plasma and Rydberg matter. We assembled an experimental
setup for laser cooling of lithium atoms in a
magneto-optical trap (MOT). Trapping of 7Li atoms in a
MOT is demonstrated for a wide range of cooling laser
detunings. The number density of 7Li atoms at different
ground-state sublevels is measured by using a probe tunable
laser. The temperature of the trapped atoms is estimated.
Obtained information is important for the preparation
of ultra-cold plasma and highly-excited atoms.

Keywords

EN

Atom cooling methods; Laser spectroscopy; Rydbergatoms

• Publisher: De Gruyter Open
• Journal: Coherent Phenomena
• Year: 2014
• Volume: 2
• Issue: 1

Dates

accepted

1 - 10 - 2014

online

24 - 3 - 2015

received

7 - 7 - 2014

Contributors

author

B. B. Zelener

• Joint Institute for High
  Temperatures, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
• National Research Nuclear University - MEPHI, Moscow, Russia

author

S. A. Saakyan

• Joint Institute for High
  Temperatures, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia

author

V. A. Sautenkov

• Joint Institute for High
  Temperatures, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
• P.N. Lebedev Physical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences,
  Moscow, Russia

author

A. M. Akulshin

• Centre for Atom Optics and Ultrafast Spectroscopy,
  Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia

author

E. A. Manykin

• National Research Nuclear University - MEPHI, Moscow, Russia
• National Research Centre - Kurchatov Institute, Moscow, Russia

author

B. V. Zelener

• Joint Institute for High
  Temperatures, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia

author

V. E. Fortov

• National Research Nuclear University - MEPHI, Moscow, Russia

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Identifiers

DOI

10.1515/coph-2015-0002