Pulsed polarization gradient cooling in an optical dipole trap with a Laguerre-Gaussian laser beam

European Physical Journal D

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 239-242

  Torii, Y ^a   Shiokawa, N ^a   Hirano, T ^a   Kuga, T ^a   Shimizu, Y ^b   Sasada, H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOM LASERS; ATOMS; COOLING; EVAPORATIVE COOLING SYSTEMS; GAUSSIAN BEAMS; POLARIZATION; PULSED LASERS;

COLD RUBIDIUM ATOMS; DETUNED; DIPOLE FORCES; GAUSSIAN LASER BEAM; LAGUERRE-GAUSSIAN; OPTICAL DIPOLE TRAPS; OPTICAL DIPOLES; POLARIZATION GRADIENTS; PULSED POLARIZATION; TRAPPED ATOMS;

LASER BEAMS;

EID: 0004738920     PISSN: 14346060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100530050088     Document Type: Article

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