A High Flux Source of Cold Rubidium
Atomic Physics
2015-06-26 v1 General Physics
Abstract
We report the production of a continuous, slow, and cold beam of 87-Rb atoms with an unprecedented flux of 3.2 x 10^12 atoms/s and a temperature of a few milliKelvin. Hot atoms are emitted from a Rb candlestick atomic beam source and transversely cooled and collimated by a 20 cm long atomic collimator section, augmenting overall beam flux by a factor of 50. The atomic beam is then decelerated and longitudinally cooled by Zeeman slowing.
Cite
@article{arxiv.physics/0407040,
title = {A High Flux Source of Cold Rubidium},
author = {Christopher Slowe and Laurent Vernac and Lene Vestergaard Hau},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:physics/0407040},
year = {2015}
}