Buffer gas loaded magneto-optical traps for Yb, Tm, Er and Ho

Direct loading of lanthanide atoms into magneto-optical traps (MOTs) from a very slow cryogenic buffer gas beam source is achieved, without the need for laser slowing. The beam source has an average forward velocity of 60– $70\;{\rm m}\;{{{\rm s}}^{-1}}$ and a velocity half-width of $\sim 35\;{\rm m...

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Main Authors: Boerge Hemmerling, Garrett K Drayna, Eunmi Chae, Aakash Ravi, John M Doyle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2014-01-01
Series:New Journal of Physics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/16/6/063070