Long spin relaxation times in a single-beam blue-detuned optical trap

Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 1999, Pages

  Ozeri, Roee ^a   Khaykovich, Lev ^a   Davidson, Nir ^a  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAMERAS; CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; OPTICAL COATINGS; PHOTOMULTIPLIERS; PHOTONS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; ATOMS; LASER BEAMS; LASER TUNING; RAMAN SCATTERING; RAYLEIGH SCATTERING; RELAXATION PROCESSES;

ATOMIC COLLISIONS; LASER DETUNING; RADIAL MASK; SPIN RELAXATION TIMES; CHARGE COUPLED DEVICE CAMERA; HOLOGRAPHIC PHASE PLATE; LONG SPIN RELAXATION; SINGLE BEAM BLUE DETUNED OPTICAL TRAP;

LASER BEAMS; LASER OPTICS;

EID: 0033092602     PISSN: 10502947     EISSN: 10941622     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.59.R1750     Document Type: Article

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