Intense stationary flow of cold atoms formed by laser deceleration of atomic beam

Applying an optimum configuration of atomic and laser beams, a powerful two-frequency laser and restriction of velocity diffusion permitted us to obtain an intense stationary flow of atoms with an effective temperature down to 1 K. The decelerated atomic beam intensity exceeds that of the initial at...

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Published inOptics communications Vol. 49; no. 4; pp. 248 - 252
Main Authors Balykin, V.O., Letokhov, V.S., Sidorov, A.I.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 01.03.1984
Elsevier Science
Subjects
Atomic, molecular and charged-particle sources and detectors
Exact sciences and technology
Instruments, apparatus, components and techniques common to several branches of physics and astronomy
Physics
Experimental study
Deceleration
Laser beam
Photon atom collision
Atomic beam
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Summary:Applying an optimum configuration of atomic and laser beams, a powerful two-frequency laser and restriction of velocity diffusion permitted us to obtain an intense stationary flow of atoms with an effective temperature down to 1 K. The decelerated atomic beam intensity exceeds that of the initial atomic beam by more than 3 x 10 3.
ISSN:0030-4018
1873-0310
DOI:10.1016/0030-4018(84)90184-6