Loss and heating of particles in small and noisy traps
- We derive the time and loss rate for a trapped atom that is coupled to fluctuating fields in the vicinity of a room-temperature metallic and/or dielectric surface. Our results indicate a clear predominance of near-field effects over ordinary blackbody radiation. We develop a theoretical framework for both charged ions and neutral atoms with and without spin. Loss processes that are due to a transition to an untrapped internal state are included.
Author details: | Carsten HenkelORCiDGND, Sierk Poetting, Martin WilkensORCiD |
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Publication type: | Article |
Language: | English |
Year of first publication: | 1999 |
Publication year: | 1999 |
Release date: | 2017/03/24 |
Source: | Applied Physics / B. - 69 (1999), S. 379 - 387 |
Organizational units: | Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät / Institut für Physik und Astronomie |
Institution name at the time of the publication: | Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät / Institut für Physik |