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Physical Review A

Laser collimation of a chromium beam

Robert E Scholten, R. Gupta, Jabez J. McClelland, R. J. Celotta, Mark S Levenson, Mark G Vangel

Published Feb 1, 1997• 49 citations
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Abstract

We have studied laser collimation of a chromium atomic beam using a transverse polarization gradient cooling scheme. We present detailed measurements of the angular distribution of atoms on the beam axis, over a broad range of laser intensities and detunings, including those that produce significant excitation, and observe collimation angles as small as 0.16\ifmmode\pm\else\textpm\fi{}0.01 mrad (50% quantile). We compare our results with existing calculations based on assumptions of steady-state conditions and low excited-state population.

DOI
10.1103/physreva.55.1331

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