Delta-kick cooling using the loffe-pritchard potential

Minoru Takahashi

T. Aoki, Takuya Kato, Yasunori Tanami +1 more

We demonstrated {delta}-kick cooling of sodium atoms with a three-dimensional anisotropic harmonic potential. The radius and temperature of the atomic cloud oscillated with kick time, indicating that the elongated atomic distribution in phase space rotates in the Ioffe-Pritchard potential. The temperature of kicked atoms was reduced to below the recoil temperature.

Brian P. Anderson

Takatoshi Aoki, Toshiyuki Kato, Yasunori Tanami +1 more

We developed the delta-kick cooling to three dimensions using the Ioffe-Pritchard potential. The alternating oscillation of atomic momentum and size was observed. This phenomenon implies that the elongated atomic distribution was rotating in phase space.

Ilaria Cacciari, Paolo Moretti

T. Aoki, Takuya Kato, Yasunori Tanami +1 more

We demonstrated $\ensuremath{\delta}$-kick cooling of sodium atoms with a three-dimensional anisotropic harmonic potential. The radius and temperature of the atomic cloud oscillated with kick time, indicating that the elongated atomic distribution in phase space rotates in the Ioffe-Pritchard potential. The temperature of kicked atoms was reduced to below the recoil temperature.