Time-resolved and state-selective detection of single freely falling atoms
We report on the detection of single, slowly moving Rubidium atoms using laser-induced fluorescence. The atoms move at 3 m/s while they are detected with a time resolution of 60 μs. The detection scheme employs a near-resonant laser beam that drives a cycling atomic transition, and a highly efficien...
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Elsevier
2006
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