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In our experiment we aim at the detection of the rarest, naturally occuring calcium isotope 41Ca by means of atom trap trace analysis. On basis of single-atom detection of 46Ca our present sensitivity for 41Ca is estimated to be 1 atom per hour at an abundance of 10−12. To reach a sensitivity at the level of natural abundance, which is 10−14, we need to reduce atomic beam losses. To achieve this, optical compression of the atomic beam is a promising option. We use Monte Carlo Simulations to demonstrate that optical compression of the atomic beam increases throughput of the atomic beam as well as isotope selectivity.
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Hoekstra, S., Mollema, A.K., Morgenstern, R., Willmann, L., Wilschut, H.W., Hoekstra, R. (2006). Atom Trap Trace Analysis of Ca Isotopes. In: Błaszczak, Z., Markov, B., Marinova, K. (eds) Laser 2004. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-30926-8_20
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