Published October 2010
| Version v1
Journal article
Dysprosium magneto-optical traps
- 1. Department of Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801-3080 (United States)
Description
Magneto-optical traps (MOTs) of highly magnetic lanthanides open the door to explorations of novel phases of strongly correlated matter such as lattice supersolids and quantum liquid crystals. We recently reported the first MOTs of the five high-abundance isotopes of the most magnetic atom, dysprosium. Described here are details of the experimental technique employed for repumper-free Dy MOTs containing up to half a billion atoms. Extensive characterization of the MOTs' properties--population, temperature, loading, metastable decay dynamics, and trap dynamics--is provided.
Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1103/PhysRevA.82.043425;
- arXiv
- arXiv:1007.1480v1;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Physical Review. A
- Journal Volume
- 82
- Journal Issue
- 4
- Journal Page Range
- p. 043425-043425.12
- ISSN
- 1050-2947
- CODEN
- PLRAAN
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 42049275
- Subject category
- S74: ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS;
- Descriptors DEI
- ABUNDANCE; ATOMS; DYSPROSIUM; DYSPROSIUM ISOTOPES; LIQUID CRYSTALS; MAGNETO-OPTICAL EFFECTS; TRAPS
- Descriptors DEC
- CRYSTALS; ELEMENTS; FLUIDS; ISOTOPES; LIQUIDS; METALS; RARE EARTHS
Optional Information
- Notes
- (c) 2010 The American Physical Society