Efficient cooling and trapping of strontium atoms

We report the capture of cold strontium atoms in a magneto-optical trap (MOT) at a rate of 4 x 10(10) atoms/s. The MOT is loaded from an atomic beam decelerated by a Zeeman slower operating with a focused laser beam. The 461-nm laser, used for both cooling and trapping, was generated by sum-frequenc...

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Published inOptics letters Vol. 28; no. 6; p. 468
Main Authors Courtillot, I, Quessada, A, Kovacich, R P, Zondy, J J, Landragin, A, Clairon, A, Lemonde, P
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 15.03.2003
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Summary:We report the capture of cold strontium atoms in a magneto-optical trap (MOT) at a rate of 4 x 10(10) atoms/s. The MOT is loaded from an atomic beam decelerated by a Zeeman slower operating with a focused laser beam. The 461-nm laser, used for both cooling and trapping, was generated by sum-frequency mixing in a KTP crystal with diode lasers at 813 nm and a Nd:YAG laser at 1064 nm. As much as 115 mW of blue light was obtained.
ISSN:0146-9592
DOI:10.1364/ol.28.000468