LASER COOLING OF ATOMS - A REVIEW

Authors
LETOKHOV VS OLSHANII MA OVCHINNIKOV YB
Citation
Vs. Letokhov et al., LASER COOLING OF ATOMS - A REVIEW, Quantum and semiclassical optics, 7(1), 1995, pp. 5-40
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Optics,"Physics, Applied
Journal title
Quantum and semiclassical optics → ACNP
ISSN journal
13555111
Volume
7
Issue
1
Year of publication
1995
Pages
5 - 40
Database
ISI
SICI code
1355-5111(1995)7:1<5:LCOA-A>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
The present brief review is aimed at expounding the current status of the problem of cooling of neutral atoms so as to make it easy to grasp by physicists not actively engaged in this area. The basic concepts o f laser cooling and the most illuminating experiments are discussed.