Laser-cooled Rb clocks and juggling atomic fountains

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Abstract

Atoms were juggled in an atomic fountain by launching two balls of laser-cooled Cs atoms in rapid succession. The 2 balls collide near the top of the fountain and the scattered atoms were detected by measuring the changes in the atoms' vertical velocity. Measuring the distribution of the velocity component along the collision axis gives the differential cross section.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages98-99
Number of pages2
StatePublished - 1999
EventProceedings of the 1999 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS '99) - Baltimore, MD, USA
Duration: May 23 1999May 28 1999

Other

OtherProceedings of the 1999 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS '99)
CityBaltimore, MD, USA
Period5/23/995/28/99

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Physics and Astronomy

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