Photoionization cross sections for excited laser-cooled cesium atoms

Year: 1998

Authors: Maragò O., Ciampini D., Fuso F., Arimondo E., Gabbanini C., Manson S.T.

Autors Affiliation: INFM, Dipartimento di Fisica E. Fermi, Università di Pisa, Via F. Buonarroti 2, 56127 Pisa, Italy; Istituto per i Processi Chimico-Fisici del C.N.R., via Moruzzi 1, 56124, Pisa, Italy

Abstract: Losses from a cesium magneto-optical trap induced by an additional laser ionizing the atoms in the 6P(3/2) state have been measured as a function of the intensity and frequency of the ionizing laser. The absolute cross section for ionization of the 6P(3/2) state has been derived as a function of the wavelength of the ionizing laser. Our values are compared with previous ones and available theoretical predictions. A simple model describing the photoionization processes has been developed.

Journal/Review: PHYSICAL REVIEW A

Volume: 57 (6)      Pages from: R4110  to: R4113

KeyWords: cold atoms; photoionization;
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.57.R4110

Citations: 34
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