Optimizing the catching of atoms or molecules in two-dimensional traps
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2012
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Singh, V. P.
Ruschhaupt, Andreas
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American Physical Society
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Single-photon cooling is a recently introduced method to cool atoms and molecules for which standard methods might not be applicable. We numerically examine this method in a two-dimensional wedge trap as well as in a two-dimensional harmonic trap. An element of the method is a small optical box with "diodic" walls which moves slowly through the external potential and catches atoms irreversibly. We show that the cooling efficiency of the method can be improved by optimizing the trajectory of this box.
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Single-photon cooling , Two-dimensional wedge trap , Two-dimensional harmonic trap , Optical box , Diodic
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Singh, V. P. and Ruschhaupt, A. (2012) 'Optimizing the catching of atoms or molecules in two-dimensional traps', Physical Review A, 86(4), 043834. (8pp). doi: 10.1103/PhysRevA.86.043834
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