Sub-doppler cooling in a strontium magneto-optical trap

  • Xinye Xu
  • , Thomas H. Loftus
  • , Alan Gallagher
  • , Jun Ye*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The presence of ground-state magnetic degeneracy brings an interesting prospect of direct sub-Doppler cooing of 87Sr on the strong 1S0-1P1 transition, potentially enabling single-step cooling of large atom numbers to ultra-low temperatures. Thus, sub-doppler cooling is said to be minimally afected by MOT magnetic fields. The unique 87Sr excited-state hypefine structure also presents an excellent testing ground for multi-level sub-Doppler cooling theories.

Original languageEnglish
PagesQThL5/1-QThL5/2
StatePublished - 2003
Externally publishedYes
EventTrends in Optics and Photonics Series: Quantum electronics and Laser Science (QELS) - Baltimore, MD., United States
Duration: 1 Jun 20036 Jun 2003

Conference

ConferenceTrends in Optics and Photonics Series: Quantum electronics and Laser Science (QELS)
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityBaltimore, MD.
Period1/06/036/06/03

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