High flux source of cold rubidium atoms

Review of Scientific Instruments

Volumn 76, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1-10

  Slowe, Christopher ^a   Vernac, Laurent ^a,b   Hau, Lene Vestergaard ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 13   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEAM FLUX; COLD RUBIDIUM ATOMS; HIGH FLUX SOURCE;

ATOMIC BEAMS; OPTICAL COLLIMATORS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

RUBIDIUM;

EID: 27544475673     PISSN: 00346748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2069651     Document Type: Review

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