Published December 2016
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Journal article
Efficient inter-trap transfer of cold francium atoms
Creators
- 1. University of Maryland and National Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of Physics, Joint Quantum Institute (United States)
- 2. University of Manitoba, Department of Physics and Astronomy (Canada)
- 3. TRIUMF (Canada)
- 4. College of William and Mary, Department of Physics (United States)
- 5. Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, Instituto de Física (Mexico)
- 6. Shanxi University, State Key Laboratory of Quantum Optics and Quantum Optics Devices, Institute of Laser Spectroscopy (China)
Description
We report on the status of the FrPNC experiments and summarize our plans for measurements of parity non-conservation (PNC) in a sample of cold francium. The FrPNC collaboration has commissioned a laser cooling apparatus at the TRIUMF accelerator that collects and cools francium atoms for PNC experiments. We have recently demonstrated the robust, high efficiency transfer (50 %) of laser cooled francium atoms to a second laser cooling apparatus, located 0.7 m below the first, where the PNC experiments will be conducted.
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Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Hyperfine Interactions
- Journal Volume
- 237
- Journal Issue
- 1
- Journal Page Range
- p. 1-6
- ISSN
- 0304-3843
- CODEN
- HYINDN
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Netherlands
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 48063804
- Subject category
- S74: ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS;
- Descriptors DEI
- ACCELERATORS; ATOMS; COOLING; EFFICIENCY; FRANCIUM; LASER RADIATION; PARITY; TRAPS
- Descriptors DEC
- ALKALI METALS; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ELEMENTS; METALS; PARTICLE PROPERTIES; RADIATIONS
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- Copyright (c) 2016 Springer International Publishing Switzerland