Experimental investigation of optical atom traps with a frequency jump

We study the evolution of a trapped atomic cloud subject to a trapping frequency jump for two cases: stationary and moving center of mass. In the first case, the frequency jump initiates oscillations in the cloud's momentum and size. At certain times we find the temperature is significantly red...

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Main Authors Ahmadi, P, Behinaein, G, Timmons, B P, Summy, G S
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 11.10.2005
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Physics - Atomic Physics
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Summary:We study the evolution of a trapped atomic cloud subject to a trapping frequency jump for two cases: stationary and moving center of mass. In the first case, the frequency jump initiates oscillations in the cloud's momentum and size. At certain times we find the temperature is significantly reduced. When the oscillation amplitude becomes large enough, local density increases induced by the anharmonicity of the trapping potential are observed. In the second case, the oscillations are coupled to the center of mass motion through the anharmonicity of the potential. This induces oscillations with even larger amplitudes, enhancing the temperature reduction effects and leading to nonisotropic expansion rates while expanding freely.
DOI:10.48550/arxiv.physics/0510092