TRANSVERSE COOLING AND DEFLECTION OF AN ATOMIC-BEAM INSIDE A ZEEMAN SLOWER

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作者
JOFFE, MA [1 ]
KETTERLE, W [1 ]
MARTIN, A [1 ]
PRITCHARD, DE [1 ]
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[1] MIT,ELECTR RES LAB,CAMBRIDGE,MA 02139
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10.1364/JOSAB.10.002257
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O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
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We demonstrate the combined slowing and transverse cooling of a sodium atomic beam. Atoms have been slowed in a Zeeman slower with increasing magnetic field and transversely cooled by two-dimensional optical molasses inside the slower. The transverse molasses increases the brightness of the slow beam and allows it to be deflected out of the intense slowing laser light.
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页码:2257 / 2262
页数:6
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