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We present an experimental, numerical, and analytical study of strontium magneto-optical trap (MOT) loading from a cold atomic beam in a configuration optimized for high numerical aperture optical tweezers. Our approach orients the beam…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2026-02-06 M. Gaudesius , J. M. Lee , L. A. Kraft , J. C. Gordon , G. W. Biedermann

The development of the magneto-optical trap revolutionized the fields of atomic and quantum physics by providing a simple method for the rapid production of ultracold, trapped atoms. A similar technique for producing a diverse set of dense,…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2014-04-17 Matthew T. Hummon , Mark Yeo , Benjamin K. Stuhl , Alejandra L. Collopy , Yong Xia , Jun Ye

We report three-dimensional trapping of an oxide molecule (YO), using a radio-frequency magneto-optical trap (MOT). The total number of molecules loaded is $\sim$1.5$\times10^4$ , with a temperature of 7(1)~mK. This diversifies the frontier…

We report the Bose-Einstein condensation (BEC) of the most magnetic atom, dysprosium. The Dy BEC is the first for an open f-shell lanthanide (rare-earth) element and is produced via forced evaporation in a crossed optical dipole trap loaded…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2011-12-15 Mingwu Lu , Nathaniel Q. Burdick , Seo Ho Youn , Benjamin L. Lev

We present the design, implementation and detailed experimental characterization of two-dimensional Magneto-optical traps (MOT) of bosonic $^{23}$Na and $^{39}$K atoms for loading the cold atomic mixture in a dual-species 3DMOT with a large…

We experimentally and theoretically study the continuous accumulation of cold atoms from a magneto-optical trap (MOT) into a finite depth trap, consisting in a magnetic quadrupole trap dressed by a radiofrequency (RF) field. Chromium atoms…

Magneto-optical traps (MOTs) of Er and Dy have recently been shown to exhibit population-wide sub-Doppler cooling due to their near degeneracy of excited and ground state Lande g factors. We discuss here an additional, unusual intra-MOT…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2010-10-15 Seo Ho Youn , Mingwu Lu , Benjamin L. Lev

Direct loading of lanthanide atoms into magneto-optical traps (MOTs) from a very slow cryogenic buffer gas beam source is achieved, without the need for laser slowing. The beam source has an average forward velocity of 60-70\,m/s and a…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2014-07-01 Boerge Hemmerling , Garrett K. Drayna , Eunmi Chae , Aakash Ravi , John M. Doyle

We demonstrate a Magneto-Optical Trap (MOT) configuration which employs optical forces due to light scattering between electronically excited states of the atom. With the standard MOT laser beams propagating along the {\it x}- and {\it y}-…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2012-12-05 Saijun Wu , Thomas Plisson , Roger Brown , William D. Phillips , J. V. Porto

We describe a dynamic magneto-optical trap (MOT) suitable for the use with vacuum systems in which optical access is limited to a single window. This technique facilitates the long-standing desire of producing integrated atom chips, many of…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2016-11-28 Jo Rushton , Ritayan Roy , James Bateman , Matt Himsworth

We report on the design, implementation, and performance of a compact two-dimensional magneto-optical trap (2D MOT) for cesium. In a small-volume vacuum chamber, the setup uses cesium dispensers in close proximity to the trapping region of…

This communication describes the observation of a new type of dark spontaneous-force optical trap (dark SPOT) obtained without the use of a mask blocking the central part of the repumper laser beam. We observe that loading a magneto-optical…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2016-08-16 S. R. Muniz , K. M. F. Magalhães , E. A. L. Henn , L. G. Marcassa , V. S. Bagnato

Polyatomic molecules are projected to be powerful tools in searches for physics beyond the Standard Model (BSM), including new CP-violating (CPV) interactions and ultralight dark matter (UDM) particles. Certain degrees of freedom present in…

Moir\'e super-potentials in two-dimensional materials allow unprecedented control of the ratio between kinetic and interaction energy. By this, they pave the way to study a wide variety of strongly correlated physics under a new light. In…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2022-01-03 Amir Dalal , Jonathan Ruhman

We describe a three-dimensional (3D) magneto-optical trap (MOT) capable of simultaneously capturing 85Rb and 133Cs atoms. Unlike conventional setups, our system utilizes two separate laser systems that are combined before entering the…

We have constructed a magneto-optical trap (MOT) for metastable triplet helium atoms utilizing the 2 3S1 -> 3 3P2 line at 389 nm as the trapping and cooling transition. The far-red-detuned MOT (detuning Delta = -41 MHz) typically contains…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2009-11-07 J. C. J. Koelemeij , R. J. W. Stas , W. Hogervorst , W. Vassen

Momentum-resolved scattering experiments with laser-cooled atomic targets have been performed since almost two decades with MOTRIMS (Magneto-Optical Trap Recoil Ion Momentum Spectroscopy) setups. Compared to experiments with gas-jet…

We have realized a scheme for continuous loading of a magnetic trap (MT). ^{52}Cr atoms are continuously captured and cooled in a magneto-optical trap (MOT). Optical pumping to a metastable state decouples atoms from the cooling light. Due…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-06 J. Stuhler , P. O. Schmidt , S. Hensler , J. Werner , J. Mlynek , T. Pfau

We demonstrate a continuously loaded $^{88}\mathrm{Sr}$ magneto-optical trap (MOT) with a steady-state phase-space density of $1.3(2) \times 10^{-3}$. This is two orders of magnitude higher than reported in previous steady-state MOTs. Our…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2018-03-28 Shayne Bennetts , Chun-Chia Chen , Benjamin Pasquiou , Florian Schreck

Metastable calcium atoms, produced in a magneto-optic trap (MOT) operating within the singlet system, are continuously loaded into a magnetic trap formed by the magnetic quadrupole field of the MOT. At MOT temperatures of 3 mK and 240 ms…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2009-11-07 Dirk P. Hansen , Janis R. Mohr , Andreas Hemmerich