Simultaneous trapping and cooling of three atomic species

Kai Dieckmann

Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, Schellingstr. 4 / 3. Stock, 80799 Munich, Germany

We give a status report on our experiment on cooling and trapping of three atomic species. In this experiment two fermionic atomic species, 6-lithium and 40-potassium, are sympathetically cooled by a reservoir of 87-rubidium. The use of two fermions with different mass bears the prospect to create stable gas of dipolar diatomic molecules.

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