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Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 651-656 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Europhysics Letters |
Volume | 34 |
Issue number | 9 |
Publication status | Published - 20 Jun 1996 |
Abstract
Single neutral atoms have been stored in a magneto-optical trap and imaged with the help of a CCD camera. The trapping of individual atoms is marked by steps in the fluorescence signal corresponding to the capture or loss of a single atom. The statistics of these capture and loss processes is explained by means of a birth-death model. The spatial distribution and the trap losses are investigated for the single-atom case and compared with the behaviour of a cloud of up to 2 · 105 atoms.
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In: Europhysics Letters, Vol. 34, No. 9, 20.06.1996, p. 651-656.
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N2 - Single neutral atoms have been stored in a magneto-optical trap and imaged with the help of a CCD camera. The trapping of individual atoms is marked by steps in the fluorescence signal corresponding to the capture or loss of a single atom. The statistics of these capture and loss processes is explained by means of a birth-death model. The spatial distribution and the trap losses are investigated for the single-atom case and compared with the behaviour of a cloud of up to 2 · 105 atoms.
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