Reflection of thermal Cs atoms grazing a polished glass surface

A. Anderson; S. Haroche; E. A. Hinds; W. Jhe; D. Meschede; L. Moi

doi:10.1103/PhysRevA.34.3513

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Reflection of thermal Cs atoms grazing a polished glass surface

A. Anderson, S. Haroche, E. A. Hinds, W. Jhe, D. Meschede, and L. Moi

Phys. Rev. A 34, 3513(R) – Published 1 October 1986

Abstract

We present an experimental study which shows that a large fraction (≤ 50%) of thermal Cs atoms are nearly specularly reflected by polished glass surfaces at grazing incidence. This effect is interesting in the context of projects aimed at storing cold alkali-metal atoms in boxes.

Received 28 May 1986

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.34.3513

Authors & Affiliations

A. Anderson, S. Haroche, E. A. Hinds, W. Jhe, D. Meschede, and L. Moi^*

J. W. Gibbs Laboratory, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520

^*Permanent address: Istituto di Fisica Atomica e Molecolare, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Via del Giardino 7,I 56100 Pisa, Italy.

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Vol. 34, Iss. 4 — October 1986

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