Inelastic collisions and density-dependent excitation suppression in a ${}^{87}$Sr optical lattice clock

Michael Bishof, Michael J Martin, Matthew D. Swallows +5

We observe two-body loss of ${}^3{P}_0$ ${}^{87}$Sr atoms trapped in a one-dimensional optical lattice. We measure loss rate coefficients for atomic samples between 1 and 6 $\mu$K that…