Laser cooling and trapping of Yb from a thermal source
| dc.creator | Rapol, Umakant D. | |
| dc.creator | Krishna, Anusha | |
| dc.creator | Wasan, Ajay | |
| dc.creator | Natarajan, Vasant | |
| dc.date | 2002-09-05 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-07T06:21:32Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-07-07T06:21:32Z | |
| dc.description | We have successfully loaded a magneto-optic trap for Yb atoms from a thermal source without the use of a Zeeman slower. The source is placed close to the trapping region so that it provides a large flux of atoms that can be cooled and captured. The atoms are cooled on the ${^1S_0} \leftrightarrow {^1P_1}$ transition at 398.8 nm. We have loaded all seven stable isotopes of Yb into the trap. For the most abundant isotope ($^{174}$Yb), we load more than $10^7$ atoms into the trap within 1 s. For the rarest isotope ($^{168}$Yb) with a natural abundance of only 0.13%, we still load about $4 \times 10^5$ atoms into the trap. We find that the trap population is maximized near a detuning of $-1.5Γ$ and field gradient of 75 G/cm. | |
| dc.description | 4 figures, 6 pages | |
| dc.identifier | https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0209021 | |
| dc.identifier | http://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0209021 | |
| dc.identifier | Eur. Phys. J. D 29, 409--414 (2004) | |
| dc.identifier | doi:10.1140/epjd/e2004-00041-3 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/95627 | |
| dc.subject | Atomic Physics | |
| dc.title | Laser cooling and trapping of Yb from a thermal source | |
| dc.type | text |