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Raman cooling imaging: Detecting single atoms near their ground state of motion

Atomic Physics 2014-07-23 v3 Quantum Gases Quantum Physics

Abstract

We demonstrate imaging of neutral atoms via the light scattered during continuous Raman sideband cooling. We detect single atoms trapped in optical tweezers while maintaining a significant motional ground-state fraction. The techniques presented provide a framework for single-atom resolved imaging of a broad class of atomic species.

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@article{arxiv.1405.6156,
  title  = {Raman cooling imaging: Detecting single atoms near their ground state of motion},
  author = {Brian J. Lester and Adam M. Kaufman and Cindy A. Regal},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1405.6156},
  year   = {2014}
}