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Magneto-optical trapping of cadmium

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Brickman, KA; Chang, MS; Acton, M; Chew, A; Matsukevich, D; Haljan, PC; Bagnato, VS; Monroe, C
Published in: Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
October 11, 2007

We report the laser cooling and confinement of Cd atoms in a magneto-optical trap and characterize the loading process from the background Cd vapor. The trapping laser drives the S01 → P11 transition at 229 nm in this two-electron atom and also photoionizes atoms directly from the P11 state. This photoionization overwhelms the other loss mechanisms and allows a direct measurement of the photoionization cross section, which we measure to be 2(1)× 10-16 cm2 from the P11 state. When combined with nearby laser-cooled and trapped Cd+ ions, this apparatus could facilitate studies in ultracold interactions between atoms and ions. © 2007 The American Physical Society.

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Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics

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1094-1622

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1050-2947

Publication Date

October 11, 2007

Volume

76

Issue

4

Related Subject Headings

  • General Physics
  • 03 Chemical Sciences
  • 02 Physical Sciences
  • 01 Mathematical Sciences
 

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Brickman, K. A., Chang, M. S., Acton, M., Chew, A., Matsukevich, D., Haljan, P. C., … Monroe, C. (2007). Magneto-optical trapping of cadmium. Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics, 76(4). https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.76.043411
Brickman, K. A., M. S. Chang, M. Acton, A. Chew, D. Matsukevich, P. C. Haljan, V. S. Bagnato, and C. Monroe. “Magneto-optical trapping of cadmium.” Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics 76, no. 4 (October 11, 2007). https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.76.043411.
Brickman KA, Chang MS, Acton M, Chew A, Matsukevich D, Haljan PC, et al. Magneto-optical trapping of cadmium. Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics. 2007 Oct 11;76(4).
Brickman, K. A., et al. “Magneto-optical trapping of cadmium.” Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics, vol. 76, no. 4, Oct. 2007. Scopus, doi:10.1103/PhysRevA.76.043411.
Brickman KA, Chang MS, Acton M, Chew A, Matsukevich D, Haljan PC, Bagnato VS, Monroe C. Magneto-optical trapping of cadmium. Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics. 2007 Oct 11;76(4).

Published In

Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics

DOI

EISSN

1094-1622

ISSN

1050-2947

Publication Date

October 11, 2007

Volume

76

Issue

4

Related Subject Headings

  • General Physics
  • 03 Chemical Sciences
  • 02 Physical Sciences
  • 01 Mathematical Sciences