First Observation of Magnetically Trapped Neutral Atoms
- 17 June 1985
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 54 (24) , 2596-2599
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.54.2596
Abstract
We report the first observation of electromagnetically trapped neutral atoms. Laser cooled and stopped sodium atoms are confined in a magnetic quadrupole trap formed by two opposed, separated, coaxial current loops. The decay time constant for atoms in the trap is 0.83(7) s and is limited mainly by collisions with background gas atoms.Keywords
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