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| Authors | Wictor C. Magno, Reinaldo L. Cavasso Filho, Flavio C. Cruz |
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| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | physics/0303042 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0303042 |
| DOI | 10.1103/PhysRevA.67.043407 |
Abstract
A new possibility of laser cooling of alkaline-earth-metal and Ytterbium atoms using a two-photon transition is analyzed. We consider a $^{1}S_{0}$ - $^{1}S_{0}$ transition, with excitation in near resonance with the $^{1}P_{1}$ level. This greatly increases the two-photon transition rate, allowing an effective transfer of momentum. The experimental implementation of this technique is discussed and we show that for Calcium, for example, two-photon cooling can be used to achieve a Doppler limit of 123 microKelvin. The efficiency of this cooling scheme and the main loss mechanisms are analyzed.
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