Two-dimensional grating magneto-optical trap
Atomic Physics
2017-10-04 v2
Abstract
We demonstrate a two-dimensional grating magneto-optical trap (2D GMOT) with a single input cooling laser beam and a planar diffraction grating using Rb. This configuration increases experimental access when compared with a traditional 2D MOT. As described in the paper, the output flux is several hundred million rubidium atoms/s at a mean velocity of m/s and a velocity distribution of m/s standard deviation. We use the atomic beam from the 2D GMOT to demonstrate loading of a three dimensional grating MOT (3D GMOT) with atoms. Methods to improve output flux are discussed.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1703.07926,
title = {Two-dimensional grating magneto-optical trap},
author = {Eric Imhof and Benjamin Stuhl and Brian Kasch and Bethany Kroese and Spencer Olson and Matthew Squires},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1703.07926},
year = {2017}
}
Comments
11 pages, 9 figures