Strong velocity compression of a supersonic atomic beam using moving optical molasses

A. Faulstich; A. Schnetz; M. Sigel; T. Sleator; O. Carnal; V. Balykin; H. Takuma; J. Mlynek

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Strong velocity compression of a supersonic atomic beam using moving optical molasses

A. Faulstich, A. Schnetz, M. Sigel, T. Sleator, O. Carnal, V. Balykin, H. Takuma, J. Mlynek

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We report the generation of a highly monochromatic beam of metastable argon atoms. The longitudinal velocity distribution of a supersonic atomic beam is compressed using optical molasses in the moving frame of the atoms. Velocity ratios v0/Δv in excess of 800 have been obtained.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	393-399
Number of pages	7
Journal	Europhysics Letters
Volume	17
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1209/0295-5075/17/5/003
State	Published - Feb 1992

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