by A. Frisch, K. Aikawa, M. Mark, A. Rietzler, J. Schindler, E. Zupanič, R. Grimm, F. Ferlaino
Abstract:
We report on the experimental realization of a robust and efficient magneto-optical trap for erbium atoms, based on a narrow cooling transition at 583 nm. We observe up to N=2×108 atoms at a temperature of about T=15 μK. This simple scheme provides better starting conditions for direct loading of dipole traps as compared to approaches based on the strong cooling transition alone, or on a combination of a strong and a narrow kHz transition. Our results on Er point to a general, simple, and efficient approach to laser cool samples of other lanthanide atoms (Ho, Dy, and Tm) for the production of quantum-degenerate samples.
Reference:
Narrow-line magneto-optical trap for erbium,
A. Frisch, K. Aikawa, M. Mark, A. Rietzler, J. Schindler, E. Zupanič, R. Grimm, F. Ferlaino,
Phys. Rev. A, volume 85, 2012.
A. Frisch, K. Aikawa, M. Mark, A. Rietzler, J. Schindler, E. Zupanič, R. Grimm, F. Ferlaino,
Phys. Rev. A, volume 85, 2012.
Bibtex Entry:
@article{PhysRevA.85.051401,
title = {Narrow-line magneto-optical trap for erbium},
author = {Frisch, A. and Aikawa, K. and Mark, M. and Rietzler, A. and Schindler, J. and Zupanič, E. and Grimm, R. and Ferlaino, F.},
journal = {Phys. Rev. A},
volume = {85},
issue = {5},
pages = {051401},
numpages = {5},
year = {2012},
month = {May},
abstract = {We report on the experimental realization of a robust and efficient magneto-optical trap for erbium atoms, based on a narrow cooling transition at 583 nm. We observe up to N=2×108 atoms at a temperature of about T=15 μK. This simple scheme provides better starting conditions for direct loading of dipole traps as compared to approaches based on the strong cooling transition alone, or on a combination of a strong and a narrow kHz transition. Our results on Er point to a general, simple, and efficient approach to laser cool samples of other lanthanide atoms (Ho, Dy, and Tm) for the production of quantum-degenerate samples.},
publisher = {American Physical Society},
doi = {10.1103/PhysRevA.85.051401},
url = {http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevA.85.051401},
arXiv = {http://arxiv.org/abs/1203.1460}
}