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Velocity-selective two-photon resonances with blue and red detunings in a cold atomic sample

Matthew L. Terraciano, Spencer E. Olson, Mark Bashkansky, Zachary Dutton, Fredrik K. Fatemi

Published May 1, 2007• 0 citations
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Abstract

We explore a cooling mechanism that results from a two-photon Raman process resonant with a particular velocity class of atoms. We have seen evidence for cooling with both red and blue detuned light.
DOI
10.1109/qels.2007.4431248

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