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Zeeman slowing of a group-III atom

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Yu, X; Mo, J; Lu, T; Tan, TY; Nicholson, TL
Published in: Physical Review Research
March 1, 2022

We realize a Zeeman slower of an atom in main group III of the Periodic Table, otherwise known as the "triel elements."Despite the fact that our atom of choice (namely indium) does not have a ground state cycling transition suitable for laser cooling, slowing is achieved by driving the transition |5P3/2,F=6)→|5D5/2,F=7), where the lower-energy state is metastable. Using a slower based on permanent magnets in a transverse-field configuration, we observe a bright slowed atomic beam at our design goal velocity of 70 m/s. The techniques presented here can straightforwardly extend to other triel atoms such as thallium, aluminum, and gallium. Furthermore, this work opens the possibility of cooling group-III atoms to ultracold temperatures.

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Physical Review Research

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2643-1564

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March 1, 2022

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4

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1

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Yu, X., Mo, J., Lu, T., Tan, T. Y., & Nicholson, T. L. (2022). Zeeman slowing of a group-III atom. Physical Review Research, 4(1). https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevResearch.4.013238
Yu, X., J. Mo, T. Lu, T. Y. Tan, and T. L. Nicholson. “Zeeman slowing of a group-III atom.” Physical Review Research 4, no. 1 (March 1, 2022). https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevResearch.4.013238.
Yu X, Mo J, Lu T, Tan TY, Nicholson TL. Zeeman slowing of a group-III atom. Physical Review Research. 2022 Mar 1;4(1).
Yu, X., et al. “Zeeman slowing of a group-III atom.” Physical Review Research, vol. 4, no. 1, Mar. 2022. Scopus, doi:10.1103/PhysRevResearch.4.013238.
Yu X, Mo J, Lu T, Tan TY, Nicholson TL. Zeeman slowing of a group-III atom. Physical Review Research. 2022 Mar 1;4(1).

Published In

Physical Review Research

DOI

ISSN

2643-1564

Publication Date

March 1, 2022

Volume

4

Issue

1

Related Subject Headings

  • 51 Physical sciences