title: Dual Hg-Rb magneto-optical trap.
abstract: We present a two-species laser cooling apparatus capable of simultaneously collecting Rb and Hg atomic gases into a magneto-optical trap (MOT). The atomic sources, laser system, and vacuum set-up are described. While there is a loss of Rb atoms in the MOT due to photoionization by the Hg cooling laser, we show that it does not prevent simultaneous trapping of Rb and Hg. We also demonstrate interspecies collision-induced losses in the87Rb-202Hg system.
authors.forename: Marcin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Witkowski
authors.forename: Bartłomiej
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Nagórny
authors.forename: Rodolfo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Munoz-Rodriguez
authors.forename: Roman
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ciuryło
authors.forename: Piotr Szymon
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Żuchowski
authors.forename: Sławomir
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bilicki
authors.forename: Marcin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Piotrowski
authors.forename: Piotr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Morzyński
authors.forename: Michał
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zawada