Measurement of dynamics in strontium magneto-optical trap

Author

Xinye Xu ; Smith, M.J. ; Hall, Joanne L. ; Gallagher, Andrew ; Jun Ye

Author_Institution

Nat. Inst. of Stand. & Technol., Boulder, CO, USA

fYear

2002

fDate

19-24 May 2002

Firstpage

53

Lastpage

54

Abstract

Summary form only given. The experiment consists of a Sr vapor cell magneto optical trap (MOT). Since for laser-cooled alkaline earth atoms the even isotopes have no hyperfine structure, they provide an ideal system for testing Doppler-cooling theory. (Alkali atoms are subject to sub-Doppler cooling mechanisms.) We have measured the spring constant (k) and damping coefficient (/spl alpha/) in a strontium MOT by observing the damped oscillation response of the trapped atom location to a square-wave chopped pushing beam.

Keywords

Doppler effect; frequency standards; laser cooling; magneto-optical effects; radiation pressure; strontium; Doppler-cooling theory; Sr; Sr vapor cell; damped oscillation response; damping coefficient; even isotopes; hyperfine structure; magnetic quadrupole field; spring constant; square-wave chopped pushing beam; sub-Doppler cooling mechanisms; trapped atom location; trapped atoms; Doppler effect; Magnetooptic effects;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2002. QELS '02. Technical Digest. Summaries of Papers Presented at the

Conference_Location

Long Beach, CA, USA

Print_ISBN

1-55752-708-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/QELS.2002.1031082

Filename

1031082