D Milic et al 1996 Quantum Semiclass. Opt. 8 629 doi:10.1088/1355-5111/8/3/023
Transverse laser cooling of a velocity-selected sodium atomic beam
D Milic
, M D Hoogerland, K G H Baldwin and R E Scholten
The transverse velocity distribution of a sodium atomic beam, laser cooled in one dimension, has been measured with sub-recoil resolution. A velocity-selective detection system was employed to separate the longitudinal and transverse velocity components to provide a direct measure of the transverse velocity distribution. The effects of varying the cooling laser intensity and detuning on the derived transverse temperature are presented, and show a remarkable insensitivity to the laser intensity. Atomic velocities within a factor of two of the recoil velocity are
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37.10.Vz Mechanical effects of light on atoms, molecules, and ions
03.75.Be Atom and neutron optics
02.50.Ng Distribution theory and Monte Carlo studies
03.65.Yz Decoherence; open systems; quantum statistical methods
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Issue 3 (June 1996)
Received 1 February 1996, in final form 12 February 1996
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Transverse laser cooling of a velocity-selected sodium atomic beam
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