ISSN:
1432-0649
Keywords:
32.80.Pj
;
42.50.Vk
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
Abstract This paper reports an experimental study on the collimation and decollimation of an atomic beam in a misaligned standing wave, in which the effective detuning caused by the Doppler effect is affected by the longitudinal velocity of the atomic beam. The experiment shows that in a strong field with red detuning between laser field and atomic transition frequency, laser heating in a normal standing wave becomes laser cooling in a misaligned standing wave for an approriate misalignment angle. For blue detuning, laser cooling in a standing wave can also become laser heating in a misaligned standing wave for an appropriate condition. These results ca be used in controling atomic motion.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01082629
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