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A single hollow beam optical trap for cold atoms

S. Kulin, S. Aubin, S. Christe, B. Peker, S. L. Rolston, L. A. Orozco

physics.atom-pharXiv:physics/0107011

Abstract

We present an optical trap for atoms that we have developed for precision spectroscopy measurements. Cold atoms are captured in a dark region of space inside a blue-detuned hollow laser beam formed by an axicon. We analyze the light potential in a ray optics picture and experimentally demonstrate trapping of laser-cooled metastable xenon atoms.

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