Compact laser cooling apparatus for simultaneous cooling of lithium and rubidium

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 210-217

  Ladouceur, Keith ^a   Klappauf, Bruce G ^a   Van Dongen, Janelle ^a   Rauhut, Nina ^a   Schuster, Bastian ^a   Mills, Arthur K ^a   Jones, David J ^a   Madison, Kirk W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMS; COOLING; LASER COOLING; OVENS; RUBIDIUM;

ATOMIC SOURCES; COMPACT LASERS; INTERSPECIES COLLISIONS; LOSS COEFFICIENTS; MAGNETO-OPTIC TRAP; SIMULTANEOUS COOLING; TRAPPING REGIONS; ZEEMAN SLOWER;

ATOM LASERS;

EID: 60649092405     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.26.000210     Document Type: Article

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