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Nonlinear radiation imprisonment in magneto-optical vapor traps

Bezuglov, N. N. ; Molisch, Andreas LU ; Fuso, F. ; Allegrini, M. and Ekers, A. (2008) In Physical Review A (Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics) 77(6). p.11-11
Abstract
We analyze nonlinear radiation imprisonment (RI) effects in an optically thick vapor in different temperature regimes. An analytical approach is proposed to treat nonlinear decay problems. Special attention is paid to vapor samples having curvilinear geometries (cylinder, sphere) and being excited by a strong laser pulse. We derive a number of new formulas for different radiative trapping factors as functions of opacity and propose a general approach for RI evaluation allowing us to deal with samples both at room and low, or very low, temperatures, such as those customarily achieved in magneto-optical trap (MOT) experiments. As a result, we predict a "subnatural" decay of radiation escaping from cold vapors, which can be envisioned as the... (More)
We analyze nonlinear radiation imprisonment (RI) effects in an optically thick vapor in different temperature regimes. An analytical approach is proposed to treat nonlinear decay problems. Special attention is paid to vapor samples having curvilinear geometries (cylinder, sphere) and being excited by a strong laser pulse. We derive a number of new formulas for different radiative trapping factors as functions of opacity and propose a general approach for RI evaluation allowing us to deal with samples both at room and low, or very low, temperatures, such as those customarily achieved in magneto-optical trap (MOT) experiments. As a result, we predict a "subnatural" decay of radiation escaping from cold vapors, which can be envisioned as the basis for a sensitive and reliable MOT diagnostic tool. (Less)
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RESONANCE, VELOCITY REDISTRIBUTION, ANALYTICALLY SOLVABLE PROBLEMS, GEOMETRIES, RADIATION, EXCITATION TRANSFER, EXCITED ATOMS
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Physical Review A (Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics)
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77
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6
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11 - 11
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1050-2947
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10.1103/PhysRevA.77.063414
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  author       = {{Bezuglov, N. N. and Molisch, Andreas and Fuso, F. and Allegrini, M. and Ekers, A.}},
  issn         = {{1050-2947}},
  keywords     = {{RESONANCE; VELOCITY REDISTRIBUTION; ANALYTICALLY SOLVABLE PROBLEMS; GEOMETRIES; RADIATION; EXCITATION TRANSFER; EXCITED ATOMS}},
  language     = {{eng}},
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  pages        = {{11--11}},
  publisher    = {{American Physical Society}},
  series       = {{Physical Review A (Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics)}},
  title        = {{Nonlinear radiation imprisonment in magneto-optical vapor traps}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.77.063414}},
  doi          = {{10.1103/PhysRevA.77.063414}},
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