Cooling Atoms with Stimulated Emission
- 6 October 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 57 (14) , 1688-1691
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.57.1688
Abstract
We have observed an efficient collimation of a cesium atomic beam crossing at right angles an intense laser standing wave. This new cooling scheme is mainly based on a stimulated redistribution of photons between the two counterpropagating waves by the moving atoms. By contrast with usual radiation pressure cooling, this "stimulated molasses" works for blue detuning and does not saturate at high intensity.Keywords
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