S.A. Hopkins
A versatile dual-species Zeeman slower for caesium and ytterbium
Hopkins, S.A.; Butler, K.; Guttridge, A.; Kemp, S.; Cornish, S.L.; Freytag, R.; Hinds, E.A.; Tarbutt, M.R.
Authors
K. Butler
A. Guttridge
S. Kemp
Professor Simon Cornish s.l.cornish@durham.ac.uk
Professor
R. Freytag
E.A. Hinds
M.R. Tarbutt
Abstract
We describe the design, construction, and operation of a versatile dual-species Zeeman slower for both Cs and Yb, which is easily adaptable for use with other alkali metals and alkaline earths. With the aid of analytic models and numerical simulation of decelerator action, we highlight several real-world problems affecting the performance of a slower and discuss effective solutions. To capture Yb into a magneto-optical trap(MOT), we use the broad 1S0 to 1P1 transition at 399 nm for the slower and the narrow 1S0 to 3P1 intercombination line at 556 nm for the MOT. The Cs MOT and slower both use the D2 line (62S1/2 to 62P3/2) at 852 nm. The slower can be switched between loading Yb or Cs in under 0.1 s. We demonstrate that within a few seconds the Zeeman slower loads more than 109 Yb atoms and 108 Cs atoms into their respective MOTs. These are ideal starting numbers for further experiments on ultracold mixtures and molecules.
Citation
Hopkins, S., Butler, K., Guttridge, A., Kemp, S., Cornish, S., Freytag, R., …Tarbutt, M. (2016). A versatile dual-species Zeeman slower for caesium and ytterbium. Review of Scientific Instruments, 87(4), Article 043109. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4945795
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Mar 29, 2016 |
Online Publication Date | Apr 14, 2016 |
Publication Date | Apr 14, 2016 |
Deposit Date | Apr 18, 2016 |
Publicly Available Date | Apr 14, 2017 |
Journal | Review of Scientific Instruments |
Print ISSN | 0034-6748 |
Electronic ISSN | 1089-7623 |
Publisher | American Institute of Physics |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 87 |
Issue | 4 |
Article Number | 043109 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4945795 |
Public URL | https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1384100 |
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© 2016 American Institute of Physics. This article may be downloaded for personal use only. Any other use requires prior permission of the author and the American Institute of Physics. The following article appeared in Review of scientific instruments, 87, 043109 (2016) and may be found at http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4945795
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