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Conference on Precision Electromagnetic Measurements

Two photon transition around 778 nm in cold rubidium atoms trapped in a MOT

E. Fretel, Saïda Guellati-Khélifa, Mark D. Plimmer, N. Khélifa, P. Juncar, M. Himbert

Published Dec 24, 2002• 1 citation
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Abstract

Two photon spectroscopy in rubidium is a promising tool in order to build an optical standard around 778 nm. The paper presents an experiment attempting to observe the two photon 5S-5D transition in /sup 85/Rb atoms in a magneto-optical trap.
DOI
10.1109/cpem.1996.547084

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