SLOWING AND COOLING ATOMS IN ISOTROPIC LASER-LIGHT

被引:75
作者
KETTERLE, W [1 ]
MARTIN, A [1 ]
JOFFE, MA [1 ]
PRITCHARD, DE [1 ]
机构
[1] MIT,ELECTR RES LAB,CAMBRIDGE,MA 02139
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.69.2483
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
摘要
We demonstrate cooling and slowing of atoms in isotropic laser light. As the atoms slow, they compensate for their changing Doppler shift by preferentially absorbing photons at a varying angle to their direction of motion, resulting in a continuous beam of slow atoms unperturbed by an intense slowing laser beam. We point out several novel features of slowing and cooling in isotropic light, and show that it can be superior to cooling with directed laser beams.
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页码:2483 / 2486
页数:4
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