A high flux, liquid-helium cooled source of metastable rare gas atoms

J. A. Swansson; K. G.H. Baldwin; M. D. Hoogerland; A. G. Truscott; S. J. Buckman

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A high flux, liquid-helium cooled source of metastable rare gas atoms

J. A. Swansson, K. G.H. Baldwin^*, M. D. Hoogerland, A. G. Truscott, S. J. Buckman

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We have developed a novel, high flux source of metastable rare gas atoms (helium, neon and argon) that uses liquid helium cooling to reduce the initial atomic velocity. Fluxes exceeding 10¹⁴ atoms/ster/s with He and Ne were obtained. With average velocities of ∼ 600 m/s for He and ∼ 300 m/s for Ne and Ar, this source will enable simpler, more compact beam lines for loading magneto-optical traps.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	485-489
Number of pages	5
Journal	Applied Physics B: Lasers and Optics
Volume	79
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-004-1600-9
Publication status	Published - Sept 2004

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