@article{2006-foerster-rauschenbeutel-new-j-phys-v8-p259,
	Abstract = {We implement a technique for loading a preset number of up to 19
atoms from a magneto-optical trap into a standing wave optical dipole trap. The
efficiency of our technique is characterized by measuring the atom number before
and after the loading process. Our analysis reveals details of the trap dynamics that
are usually masked when working with larger atomic ensembles. In particular,
we identify a low-loss collisional blockade mechanism. It forces the atoms to
redistribute in the periodic potential until they are all stored in individual trapping
sites, thereby strongly reducing site occupation number fluctuations.},
	Author = {Förster, L. AND Alt, W. AND Dotsenko, I. AND Khudaverdyan, M. AND Meschede, D. AND Miroshnychenko, Y. AND Reick, S. AND Rauschenbeutel, A.},
	Journal = {New J. Phys.},
	Pages = {259},
	Title = {{Number-triggered loading and collisional redistribution of neutral atoms in a standing wave dipole trap}},
	Volume = {8},
	Year = {2006}
}