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We present the design, implementation and characterization of a dual-species magneto-optical trap (MOT) for fermionic 6Li and 40K atoms with large atom numbers. The MOT simultaneously contains 5.2 × 109 6Li-atoms and 8.0 × 109 40K-atoms, which are continuously loaded by a Zeeman slower for 6Li and a 2D-MOT for 40K. The atom sources induce capture rates of 1.2 × 109 6Li-atoms/s and 1.4 × 109 40K-atoms/s. Trap losses due to light-induced interspecies collisions of ∼65% were observed and could be minimized to ∼10% by using low magnetic field gradients and low light powers in the repumping light of both atomic species. The described system represents the starting point for the production of a large-atom number quantum degenerate Fermi-Fermi mixture.
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Ridinger, A., Chaudhuri, S., Salez, T. et al. Large atom number dual-species magneto-optical trap for fermionic 6Li and 40K atoms. Eur. Phys. J. D 65, 223–242 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1140/epjd/e2011-20069-4
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