Journal article
Cesium atoms bouncing in a stable gravitational cavity.
- Abstract:
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A curved mirror for atoms was made from an evanescent wave, formed by internal reflection of a quasiresonant laser beam at a curved glass surface. A cold cloud of cesium atoms was dropped onto the mirror and observed to rebound more than 8 times. The mirror size and reflectivity were studied, and reasonable agreement with a simple theory obtained. With 800 mW of laser power and a mirror of 1 mm diameter, we observed up to 73% of the atoms returning after each bounce, the losses being mostly d...
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- Publication status:
- Published
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- Journal:
- Physical Review Letters
- Volume:
- 71
- Issue:
- 19
- Pages:
- 3083-3086
- Publication date:
- 1993-11-01
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1079-7114
- ISSN:
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0031-9007
- Source identifiers:
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4117
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- Language:
- English
- Pubs id:
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pubs:4117
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- pubs:4117
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- 2012-12-19
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- 1993
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