2004年
Bose-Einstein condensation of ytterbium atoms
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- 111
- 終了ページ
- 115
- 記述言語
- 英語
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- 研究論文(国際会議プロシーディングス)
- 出版者・発行元
- WORLD SCIENTIFIC PUBL CO PTE LTD
We report the achievement of Bose-Einstein condensation of ytterbium (Yb) atoms by an all-optical method. A ytterbium atomic beam from an oven is first decelerated by a Zeeman slower using the singlet transition, and then captured by a magneto-optical trap using the intercombination transition. Evaporative cooling is performed in a novel crossed optical trap, which results in the formation of condensates of about 5x10(3) atoms of 174 Yb. We determine the scattering length of 174 Yb to be between I and 3 nm by combining the behavior of the condensate and the result of photoassociation measurements. The prospects of Yb condensates are also discussed.
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- Web of Science ID : WOS:000229968900017