Magnetic trapping of metastable helium atoms

S. Nowak; A. Browaeys; J. Poupard; A. Robert; D. Boiron; C. Westbrook; A. Aspect

doi:10.1007/PL00021157

Magnetic trapping of metastable helium atoms

S. Nowak
, A. Browaeys
, J. Poupard
, A. Robert
, D. Boiron
, C. Westbrook
, A. Aspect

Université Paris-Sud

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Abstract

Metastable helium atoms were efficiently transferred from a magneto-optical trap (MOT) to a magnetic quadrupole trap, producing samples of up to 3 × 10⁷ magnetically trapped atoms at a temperature of about 1 mK. We observe purely exponential decay of the samples with time constants of 9-10s and derive an upper bound for the rate coefficient of inelastic Penning collisions.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	455-457
Number of pages	3
Journal	Applied Physics B: Lasers and Optics
Volume	70
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/PL00021157
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2000
Externally published	Yes

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