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Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics

Dynamics of a narrow line magneto-optical trap

Thomas H. Loftus, T. Ido, Andrew D. Ludlow, Martin M. Boyd, Jun Ye

Published Jan 1, 2004• 0 citations
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Abstract

We present a detailed study of the thermodynamic and mechanical properties of a single photon recoil limited 1S0–3P188Sr Magneto-Optical Trap for trapping laser frequencies both below and above the atomic resonance.
DOI
10.1364/iqec.2004.itua1

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