| Author(s): |
Elizabeth A. Donley; Tara C. Liebisch; Eric M. Blanshan; John E. Kitching; |
| Title: |
Atom-number amplification in a magneto-optical trap via stimulated light forces |
| Published: |
January 10, 2012 |
| Abstract: |
We have decelerated an atomic beam of 87 Rb using a stimulated-emission slowing technique that makes use of a bichromatic standing light wave of high intensity and increased the load rate into a small magneto-optical trap by up to a factor of 20. We performed the slowing over distances of under 1.5 cm with 5.2 mW of total power in the bichromatic beams. We estimate that we achieve a slowing force that is 2.2 x larger than the maximum force achievable by spontaneous emission. The maximum achievable force could be increased in a smaller apparatus |
| Citation: |
Physical Review A |
| Volume: |
85 |
| Pages: |
pp. 013407-1 - 013407-4 |
| Keywords: |
Bichromatic Cooling;Laser Cooling;Magneto-Optical Trap |
| Research Areas: |
Physics |
