Loading of a large Yb MOT on the $^1$S$_0$-$^1$P$_1$ transition
| Autor: | Letellier, Hector, de Melo, Álvaro Mitchell Galvão, Dorne, Anaïs, Kaiser, Robin |
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| Rok vydání: | 2023 |
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| Druh dokumentu: | Working Paper |
| Popis: | We present an experimental setup to laser cool and trap a large number of Ytterbium atoms. Our design uses an oven with an array of microtubes for efficient collimation of the atomic beam and we implement a magneto-optical trap of $^{174}$Yb on the $^1$S$_0$-$^1$P$_1$ transition at 399nm. Despite the absence of a Zeeman slower, we are able to trap up to $N = 10^9$ atoms. We precisely characterize our atomic beam, the loading rate of the magneto-optical trap and several loss mechanisms relevant for trapping a large number of atoms. Comment: 12 pages, 15 figures |
| Databáze: | arXiv |
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