Vol. 40, Issue 3, pp. 571-576

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Vol. 40 Issue 3 pp. 571-576

Ionization spectroscopy in cold rubidium atoms

Leszek Krzemien Kacper Baster Krzysztof Brzozowski, Adam Wojciechowski, Jerzy Zachorowski, Wojciech Gawlik

Keywords

cold atoms, photoionization

Abstract

We demonstrate photoionization spectroscopy in cold rubidium atoms trapped in a working magneto-optical trap. Three-photon ionization with two-photon resonance proceeds along various channels, with the step-by-step 5S–5P–5D transition and with the two-photon excitation of the 5D or 7S state. The processes are monitored by measuring ion signals which allow sensitive spectroscopy of weak transitions in a cold-atom sample.

Vol. 40
Issue 3
pp. 571-576

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