LONGITUDINAL AND TRANSVERSE COOLING OF A CESIUM ATOMIC-BEAM USING THED1 TRANSITION WITH STARK-EFFECT FREQUENCY COMPENSATION

Authors
YEH JR HOELING B KNIZE RJ
Citation
Jr. Yeh et al., LONGITUDINAL AND TRANSVERSE COOLING OF A CESIUM ATOMIC-BEAM USING THED1 TRANSITION WITH STARK-EFFECT FREQUENCY COMPENSATION, Physical review. A, 52(2), 1995, pp. 1388-1393
Citations number
27
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
Physical review. A → ACNP
ISSN journal
10502947
Volume
52
Issue
2
Year of publication
1995
Pages
1388 - 1393
Database
ISI
SICI code
1050-2947(1995)52:2<1388:LATCOA>2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
We demonstrate the laser cooling of an alkali atomic beam using the D1 transition. Stark-effect frequency tuning is used to compensate the D oppler shift. A cesium beam as slow as 20 m/sec has been obtained. We also demonstrate the simultaneous transverse and longitudinal cooling in the deceleration region before the atoms reach their final velocity . This technique could be used to develop a cold atomic beam with high intensity.