An Atom Trap Relying on Optical Pumping . ∗
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چکیده
We have investigated a new radiation pressure trap which relies on optical pumping and does not require any magnetic field. It employs six circularly polarized divergent beams and works on the red of a Jg −→ Je = Jg + 1 atomic transition with Jg ≥ 1/2. We have demonstrated this trap with cesium atoms from a vapour cell using the 852 nm Jg = 4 −→ Je = 5 resonance transition. The trap contained up to 3 · 10 atoms in a cloud of 1/√e radius of 330 μm. Europhys. Lett., 27, (8), pp. 569-574, 10 September 1994. Unité de recherche de l’Ecole Normale Supérieure et de l’Université Pierre et Marie Curie, associée au CNRS (UA18).
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We have investigated a new radiation pressure trap which relies on optical pumping and does not require any magnetic field. It employs six circularly polarized divergent beams and works on the red of a Jg −→ Je = Jg + 1 atomic transition with Jg ≥ 1/2. We have demonstrated this trap with cesium atoms from a vapour cell using the 852 nm Jg = 4 −→ Je = 5 resonance transition. The trap contained u...
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