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Recoil-ion momentum spectroscopy of photoionization of cold rubidium atoms in a strong laser field
- Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- We study photoionization of cold rubidium atoms in a strong infrared laser field using a magneto-optical trap (MOT) recoil ion momentum spectrometer. Three types of cold rubidium target are provided, operating in two-dimension (2D) MOT, 2D molasses, and 3D MOT with densities in the orders of $10^7$ atoms/cm$^3$, $10^8$ atoms/cm$^3$, and $10^9$ atoms/cm$^3$, respectively. The density profile and the temperature of 3D MOT are characterized using the absorption imaging and photoionization. The momentum distributions of Rb$^+$ created by absorption of two- or three-photon illuminate a dipole-like double-peak structure, in good agreement with the results in the strong field approximation. The yielding momentum resolution of $0.12 \pm 0.03$ a.u. is achieved in comparison with theoretical calculations, exhibiting the great prospects for the study of electron correlations in alkali metal atoms through interaction with strong laser pulses.
- Subjects :
- Quantum Physics
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- Database :
- arXiv
- Publication Type :
- Report
- Accession number :
- edsarx.1806.06510
- Document Type :
- Working Paper