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Using a technique that consists in ionizing atoms out of the 5P 1/2 fragments originated in the cold collision process, we have measured the contribution of the fine structure changing collision (FS) to the total trap loss rate of cold 85Rb. Our results show that FS contribution is responsible for about 4% of the total trap loss. This result should stimulate new theoretical discussions involving exoergic cold collisions.
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Received 26 October 1998 and Received in final form 2 February 1999
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Marcassa, L., Zanon, R., Dutta, S. et al. Direct measurement of fine structure changing collisional losses in cold trapped 85Rb. Eur. Phys. J. D 7, 317–321 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/s100530050574
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s100530050574