A dual-species magneto-optical trap for lithium and strontium atoms
Quantum Gases
2019-04-11 v1
Abstract
We present a machine built for experiments with ultracold mixtures of strontium and lithium atoms. The machine includes a science vacuum chamber and the relevant laser systems for cooling and trapping the atoms. With this machine, we realize a D2-line compressed magneto-optical trap (MOT) for Li and a narrow-linewidth 689-nm MOT for Sr, obtaining ~ Li atoms at 700 K and ~ Sr atoms at 1.8 K. Such a dual-species MOT provides an ideal starting point for realizing double degenerate mixtures of Li and Sr atoms.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1904.05230,
title = {A dual-species magneto-optical trap for lithium and strontium atoms},
author = {Xiaobin Ma and Zhuxiong Ye and Liyang Xie and Zhen Guo and Li You and Meng Khoon Tey},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1904.05230},
year = {2019}
}