Informational cooling of neutral atoms - art. no. 063410

Authors
Balykin, VI Letokhov, VS
Citation
Vi. Balykin et Vs. Letokhov, Informational cooling of neutral atoms - art. no. 063410, PHYS REV A, 6406(6), 2001, pp. 3410
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
PHYSICAL REVIEW A
ISSN journal
10502947 → ACNP
Volume
6406
Issue
6
Year of publication
2001
Database
ISI
SICI code
1050-2947(200112)6406:6<3410:ICONA->2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
A method is considered for lowering the temperature of neutral atoms, based on the gaining of information on the translational state of individual ato ms and using this information to separate slow and fast atoms. The minimum attainable temperature of the atomic ensemble is substantially lower than t he temperature corresponding to the recoil energy of the atoms.