DocumentCode
500323
Title
Optical cavity cooling of a large ensemble of molecules
Author
Zhao, Yongkai ; Lu, Weiping ; Barker, P.F. ; Dong, Guangjiong
Author_Institution
Phys., Sch. of Eng. & Phys. Sci., Heriot-Watt Univ., Edinburgh, UK
fYear
2009
fDate
2-4 June 2009
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We study optical cooling of a large ensemble of particles. We derive a new scaling law with respect to particle number and show a high density molecular cloud are cooled from 10 mK to 700 muK.
Keywords
laser cooling; scaling phenomena; high density molecular cloud; molecule ensemble; optical cavity cooling; particle ensemble; particle number; scaling law; Astronomy; Atom optics; Atomic beams; Clouds; Cooling; Optical pumping; Optical scattering; Physics; Potential well; Temperature; 020.3320; 020.7010;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-55752-869-8
Type
conf
Filename
5225711
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