A factor 1600 increase in neutral atomic beam intensity using laser cooling
Maarten D. Hoogerland, Jan P. J. Driessen, Edgar J. D. Vredenbregt +4 more
Using a three-step transverse cooling scheme, a strongly diverging flow of metastable Ne*(/sup 3/P/sub 2/) atoms is compressed into a small diameter (3 mm), well-collimated (1 mrad) atomic beam, using only 200 mW total laser power. This extremely valuable technique for frequency standard applications is applicable to many different atomic systems.>
Joint Conference of the European Frequency and Time Forum and IEEE International Frequency Control Symposium (EFTF/IFCS)•Dec 17, 2002•1 citation