| Issue |
Europhys. Lett.
Volume 45, Number 4, February II 1999
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|---|---|---|
| Page(s) | 450 - 455 | |
| Section | Atomic and molecular physics | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1209/epl/i1999-00187-x | |
| Published online | 01 September 2002 | |
An atomic fountain guided by a far-off resonance laser beam
Department of Physics, Durham University - South Road, Durham DH1 3LE, UK
Received:
12
October
1998
Accepted:
10
December
1998
We demonstrate an atomic fountain guided by a far-off resonance laser beam. We show that atoms can be launched within the guide without heating, and guided through a small aperture to a UHV chamber. The extension to continuous operation is discussed.
PACS: 32.80.Pj – Optical cooling of atoms; trapping / 42.50.Vk – Mechanical effects of light on atoms, molecules, electrons, and ions
© EDP Sciences, 1999
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