Loading of a cold atomic beam into a magnetic guide

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作者
Cren, P [1 ]
Roos, CF [1 ]
Aclan, A [1 ]
Dalibard, J [1 ]
Guéry-Odelin, D [1 ]
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[1] Ecole Normale Super, Dept Phys, Lab Kastler Brossel, F-75005 Paris, France
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10.1140/epjd/e2002-00106-3
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
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We demonstrate experimentally the continuous and pulsed loading of a slow and cold atomic beam into a magnetic guide. The slow beam is produced using a vapor loaded laser trap, which ensures two-dimensional magneto-optical trapping, as well as cooling by a moving molasses along the third direction. It provides a continuous flux larger than 10(9) atoms/s with an adjustable mean velocity ranging from 0.3 to 3 m/s, and with longitudinal and transverse temperatures smaller than 100 muK. Up to 3 X 10(8) atoms/s are injected into the magnetic guide and subsequently guided over a distance of 40 cm.
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