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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| author | Bondo, T Hennrich, M Legero, T Rempe, G Kuhn, A |
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| description | 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 efficient mirror setup to focus a large fraction of the fluorescence photons to a photomultiplier tube. It counts on average 20 photons per atom. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:7015fdbc-ab91-4443-b6d1-48da7f1cc1122022-03-26T19:34:42ZTime-resolved and state-selective detection of single freely falling atomsJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:7015fdbc-ab91-4443-b6d1-48da7f1cc112Symplectic Elements at OxfordElsevier2006Bondo, THennrich, MLegero, TRempe, GKuhn, AWe 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 efficient mirror setup to focus a large fraction of the fluorescence photons to a photomultiplier tube. It counts on average 20 photons per atom. |
| spellingShingle | Bondo, T Hennrich, M Legero, T Rempe, G Kuhn, A Time-resolved and state-selective detection of single freely falling atoms |
| title | Time-resolved and state-selective detection of single freely falling atoms |
| title_full | Time-resolved and state-selective detection of single freely falling atoms |
| title_fullStr | Time-resolved and state-selective detection of single freely falling atoms |
| title_full_unstemmed | Time-resolved and state-selective detection of single freely falling atoms |
| title_short | Time-resolved and state-selective detection of single freely falling atoms |
| title_sort | time resolved and state selective detection of single freely falling atoms |
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