Transverse laser cooling of a thermal atomic beam of dysprosium

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Title:	Transverse laser cooling of a thermal atomic beam of dysprosium
Authors:	Leefer, N. Cingoz, A. Gerber-Siff, B. Sharma, Arijit Torgerson, J.R. Budker, D.
Keywords:	Atom cooling methods Mechanical effects of light on atoms molecules, and ions Visible and ultraviolet spectra Determination of fundamental constants
Issue Date:	Apr-2010
Publisher:	The American Physical Society
Citation:	Physical Review A, 2010, Vol.81, p043427
Abstract:	A thermal atomic beam of dysprosium atoms is cooled using the 4f106s2(J=8)→4f106s6p(J=9) transition at 421 nm. The cooling is done via a standing light wave orthogonal to the atomic beam. Efficient transverse cooling to the Doppler limit is demonstrated for all observable isotopes of dysprosium. Branching ratios to metastable states are demonstrated to be <5×10-4. A scheme for enhancement of the nonzero-nuclear-spin-isotope cooling and a method for direct identification of possible trap states are proposed.
Description:	Open Access
URI:	http://hdl.handle.net/2289/3955
ISSN:	1094-1622 (online) 1050-2947
Alternative Location:	http://arxiv.org/abs/0912.2133 http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.81.043427 http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2010PhRvA..81d3427L
Copyright:	2010 The American Physical Society
Appears in Collections:	Research Papers (LAMP)

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