@article{2000-ueberholz-gomer-j-phys-b-at-mol-opt-phys-v33, Abstract = {We have experimentally explored a novel possibility to study exoergic cold atomic collisions. Trapping of small countable atom numbers in a shallow magneto-optical trap and monitoring of their temporal dynamics allows us to directly observe isolated two-body atomic collisions and provides detailed information on loss statistics. A substantial fraction of such cold collisional events has been found to result in the loss of one atom only. We have also observed for the first time a strong optical suppression of ground-state hyperfine-changing collisions in the trap by its repump laser field.}, Author = {Ueberholz, B. AND Kuhr, S. AND Frese, D. AND Meschede, D. AND Gomer, V.}, Journal = {J. Phys. B: At. Mol. Opt. Phys.}, Pages = {}, Title = {{Counting Cold Collisions}}, Volume = {33}, Year = {2000} }