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arXiv:physics/9902045 · Journal of Optics B Quantum and Semiclassical Optics

One- and two-dimensional Bose-Einstein condensation of atoms in dark magneto-optical lattices

А. В. Тайченачев, Anatolii M Tumaikin, Valeriy I. Yudin

Published Aug 13, 1999• 5 citations
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Abstract

The motion of atoms in a dark magneto-optical lattice is considered. This lattice is formed by a non-uniformly polarized laser field in the presence of a static magnetic field. Cold atoms are localized in the vicinity of points where dark states are not destroyed by a magnetic field. As a result, the optical interaction tends to zero (dark or grey lattices). Depending on the field configuration such a lattice can exhibit one-dimensional (1D) or two-dimensional (2D) periodicity. It is shown that in 1D and 2D dark magneto-optical lattices the effects connected with the Bose statistics of particles can be observed under temperatures 10 -5 -10 -6 K and densities 10 11 -10 12 cm -3 , i.e. those that are usual for current experiments on laser cooling.

DOI
10.1088/1464-4266/1/5/311

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We give an overview on our current experiments with Bose-Fermi degenerate mixtures in a one dimensional (ID) optical lattice. Our system consists of a Fermi gas of 40 K atoms and a Bose-Einstein condensate of 87 Rb. The two species are simultaneously trapped in a combined magnetic and optical lattice potential. We have investigated the thermodynamical properties of the mixture in a tight lattice and observed a change in the density of states. This is a signature of a quasi two dimensional confinement of the atoms in the lattice sites. We also discuss the mechanical stability of the mixture in presence of the 1D lattice.
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