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Magnetic Trapping of Silver and Copper, and Anomalous Spin Relaxation in the Ag-He System | Phys. Rev. Lett.

    Magnetic Trapping of Silver and Copper, and Anomalous Spin Relaxation in the Ag-He System

    Nathan Brahms1, Bonna Newman2, Cort Johnson2, Tom Greytak2, Daniel Kleppner2, and John Doyle1

    • 1Department of Physics, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA
    • 2Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA

    Phys. Rev. Lett. 101, 103002 – Published 4 September, 2008

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.101.103002

    Abstract

    We have trapped large numbers of copper (Cu) and silver (Ag) atoms using buffer-gas cooling. Up to 3×1012Cu atoms and 4×1013Ag atoms are trapped. Lifetimes are as long as 5 s, limited by collisions with the buffer gas. Ratios of elastic to inelastic collision rates with He are 106, suggesting Cu and Ag are favorable for use in ultracold applications. The temperature dependence of the AgHe3 collision rate varies as T5.8±0.4. We find that this temperature dependence is inconsistent with the behavior predicted for relaxation arising from the spin-rotation interaction, and conclude that the AgHe3 system displays anomalous collisional behavior in the multiple-partial wave regime. Gold (Au) was ablated into He3 buffer gas, however, atomic Au lifetimes were observed to be too short to permit trapping.

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