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arXiv:1603.08053 · Physical Review X

Direct Frequency Comb Laser Cooling and Trapping

Andrew M. Jayich, Xueping Long, Wesley C. Campbell

Published Oct 10, 2016• 24 citations
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Abstract

Ensembles of ultracold atoms suffer only minimally from thermal fluctuations and, accordingly, are useful in a variety of fields. A new laser-cooling technique is demonstrated that can be applied to simple, abundant atoms such as hydrogen and carbon.
DOI
10.1103/physrevx.6.041004

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