We present an experimental setup to laser cool and trap a large number of ytterbium atoms.
Our design uses an oven with an array of micro-tubes for efficient collimation of the atomic …

Large clouds of atoms in a magneto-optical trap (MOT) are known to exhibit spatiotemporal
instabilities when the frequency of the trap** lasers comes close to the atomic resonance …

Large clouds of cold atoms prepared in a magneto-optical trap are known to present
spatiotemporal instabilities when the frequency of the trap** lasers is brought close to the …

Considering light-mediated long-range interactions between cold atoms in a magneto-
optical trap (MOT), we present numerical evidence of a nonequilibrium steady state (NESS) …

We investigated hybrid modes and traveling wave propagation in an ultracold atomic gas.
Using both fluid and kinetic plasma description models, we treat the nonlinear oscillation …

We briefly review some recent advances in the field of nonlinear dynamics of atomic clouds
in magneto-optical traps. A hydrodynamical model in a three-dimensional geometry is …

A large cloud of 87 Rb atoms confined in a magneto-optical trap exhibits, in a certain regime
of parameters, spatiotemporal instabilities with a dynamics resembling that of a turbulent …

In this thesis, we study a magneto-optical trap (MOT) of ytterbium (Yb) atoms built to perform
experiments aiming at observing the localization of light in three dimensions (3D). Anderson …

This paper presents a novel method for achieving parametric excitation in an optical
polarization-modulated magneto-optical trap for a two-level atom. The proposed method has …

AtomECS is a software package that efficiently simulates the motion of neutral atoms
experiencing forces exerted by laser radiation, such as in magneto-optical traps and …