A continuous cold atomic beam from a magneto-optical trap

European Physical Journal D

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 245-249

  Cacciapuoti, L ^a,c   Castrillo, A ^a   De Angelis, M ^b   Tino, G M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOM LASERS; ATOMS; LASER BEAMS;

BEAM DIVERGENCE; COLD ATOMS; CONTINUOUS BEAMS; COOLING PROCESS; EXPERIMENTAL APPARATUS; MAGNETOOPTICAL TRAPS; RADIATION PRESSURE; SIMPLE++; SINGLE LASERS; VAPOR CELLS;

ATOMIC BEAMS;

EID: 0035430064     PISSN: 14346060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100530170172     Document Type: Article

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