Polarization gradient cooling in three dimensions: comparison of theory and experiment
- 14 February 1994
- journal article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics
- Vol. 27 (3) , L41-L47
- https://doi.org/10.1088/0953-4075/27/3/001
Abstract
Polarization gradient cooling of 87Rb in lin perpendicular to lin optical molasses is studied. The author's semiclassical force-and-diffusion simulations yield laser cooling temperatures in agreement with recent experiments by Gerz et al. (1993). Anomalies in the spatial distribution of the cooled atoms and in the heterodyne spectra are discussed.Keywords
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