An intense, slow and cold beam of metastable Ne(3s) 3 P 2 atoms

European Physical Journal D

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 113-121

  Tempelaars, J G C ^a   Stas, R J W ^a   Sebel, P G M ^a   Beijerinck, H C W ^a   Vredenbregt, E J D ^a  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALI METALS; ATOMIC BEAMS; ATOMS; LASER COOLING;

COOLING STAGE; RARE GAS ATOMS; TRANSVERSE TEMPERATURE;

ATOM LASERS;

EID: 0011218592     PISSN: 14346060     EISSN: 14346079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1140/e10053-002-0013-8     Document Type: Article

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