Donley, E.
, Liebisch, T.
, Blanshan, E.
and Kitching, J.
(2012),
Atom-number amplification in a magneto-optical trap via stimulated light forces, Physical Review A, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=909731
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Atom-number amplification in a magneto-optical trap via stimulated light forces
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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 apparatusCitation
Physical Review A
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85
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Bichromatic Cooling, Laser Cooling, Magneto-Optical Trap
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