Laser Cooling and Trapping of Neutral Atoms.

Abstract

Using a resonant, counterpropagating laser beam we have reduced the velocity of atoms in a neutral thermal sodium beam to 40 m/s, or 4% of their initial velocity. The temperature characterizing the atoms' relative motion was reduced to 70 mK. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADA119167

Entities

People

  • William D. Phillips

Organizations

  • National Institute of Standards and Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Atomic Beams
  • Contracts
  • Cooling
  • Doppler Effect
  • Dye Lasers
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Standards
  • High Resolution
  • Laser Beams
  • Laser Cooling
  • Lasers
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Military Research
  • Optical Lattices
  • Relative Motion
  • Spectroscopy
  • Standards

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Optical Physics and Photonics.
  • Quantum Chemistry
  • ballistics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy