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Single atoms in a standing-wave dipole trap

2003; American Physical Society; Volume: 67; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1103/physreva.67.033403

1538-4446

Wolfgang Alt, D. Schrader, Stefan Kuhr, Martin Müller, V. Gomer, Dieter Meschede,

Quantum optics and atomic interactions

We trap a single cesium atom in a standing-wave optical dipole trap. Special experimental procedures, designed to work with single atoms, are used to measure the oscillation frequency and the atomic energy distribution in the dipole trap. These methods rely on unambiguously detecting presence or loss of the atom using its resonance fluorescence in the magneto-optical trap.