Repumping and spectroscopy of laser-cooled Sr atoms using the (5s5p)3P2–(5s4d)3D2transition
Pascal G. Mickelson, Y N Martinez de Escobar, P Anzel +5 more
We describe repumping and spectroscopy of laser-cooled strontium (Sr) atoms using the (5s5p) 3 P 2 –(5s4d) 3 D 2 transition. Atom number in a magneto-optical trap is enhanced by driving this transition because Sr atoms that have decayed into the (5s5p) 3 P 2 dark state are repumped back into the (5s 2 ) 1 S 0 ground state. Spectroscopy of 84 Sr, 86 Sr, 87 Sr and 88 Sr improves the value of the (5s5p) 3 P 2 –(5s4d) 3 D 2 transition frequency and determines the isotope shifts for the transition accurately enough to guide laser-cooling experiments with less abundant isotopes.
arXiv:0907.2270•Journal of Physics B Atomic Molecular and Optical Physics•Nov 18, 2009•45 citations