The Laboratory

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We have available a state-of-the-art large magneto-optical-trap (MOT). Using this apparatus, we are able to cool and trap up to 10 billion Rubidium atoms at temperatures of the order of 100 microkelvin.

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An high power dye pulsed laser tuned below or above the ionization treshold creates, either a gas of Rydberg atoms that due to collisions evolve into a mixture of Rydberg gas and ultra cold plasma or an ultra cold plasma that partially recombines into Rydberg atoms, respectively.

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For more information check out our latest publications.