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A Robust Narrow-Line Magneto-Optical Trap using Adiabatic Transfer

Year: 2018

Type: preprint

Abstract: We characterize the properties of a new form of magneto-optical trap (MOT) that relies on non-equilibrium population dynamics associated with narrow-linewidth optical transitions. We demonstrate this mechanism using the 7.5 kHz linewidth transition in both bosonic and fermionic strontium isotopes. In contrast to standard narrow-line MOTs based on imbalances in equilibrium scattering rates, our system benefits from a less complex laser system, a larger capture fraction from higher temperature samples, robustness against experimental perturbations and the ability to operate in the presence of large inhomogeneous broadening of the atomic transition frequency.

Source: arXiv (Cornell University)

DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.1806.00838

Authors: Muniz, Juan A., Norcia, Matthew A., Cline, Julia R. K., Thompson, James K.

Institutions: Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics, University of Colorado Boulder, University of Colorado System

Language: English

Topic: Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates

Subfield: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

Field: Physics and Astronomy

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funders: National Science Foundation, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency

Award: JILA PFC: Measurement, Manipulation, and Meaning at the Quantum Frontier

OpenAlex ID: W2807702906

Cites: 2

Cited by: 19

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