Magneto-optical trapping of Stark-slowed metastable He atoms |
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| Authors: | R Jung S Gerlach R Schumann G von Oppen U Eichmann |
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| Institution: | 1.Technische Universit?t Berlin, 10623 Berlin, Germany,DE;2.Max-Born-Institut, Max-Born Strasse 2a, 12489 Berlin, Germany,DE |
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| Abstract: | We report on the first successful loading of a magneto-optical trap (MOT) with metastable He atoms from a Stark-slower. Thereby,
deceleration of the atoms relies on laser-atom interaction in an inhomogeneous electric field. We show that the results obtained
are comparable with early results from other groups achieved with a Zeeman slower. The Stark slower, which is able to fully
control the final velocity of the atomic He beam, is the first step in achieving complete spin independent kinematic control
based solely on electric fields.
Received 2 October 2002 / Received in final form 20 January 2003 Published online 29 April 2003
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| Keywords: | PACS 32 80 -t Photon interactions with atoms – 32 80 Pj Optical cooling of atoms trapping |
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