Narrow-line magneto-optical trap for erbium
Atomic Physics
2014-05-09 v2 Quantum Gases
Abstract
We report on the experimental realization of a robust and efficient magneto-optical trap for erbium atoms, based on a narrow cooling transition at 583nm. We observe up to atoms at a temperature of about . This simple scheme provides better starting conditions for direct loading of dipole traps as compared to approaches based on the strong cooling transition alone, or on a combination of a strong and a narrow kHz transition. Our results on Er point to a general, simple and efficient approach to laser cool samples of other lanthanide atoms (Ho, Dy, and Tm) for the production of quantum-degenerate samples.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1203.1460,
title = {Narrow-line magneto-optical trap for erbium},
author = {A. Frisch and K. Aikawa and M. Mark and A. Rietzler and J. Schindler and E. Zupanic and R. Grimm and F. Ferlaino},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1203.1460},
year = {2014}
}