Stopping Atoms with Laser Light

@article{citeulike:1222242, abstract = {We have produced a sample of free sodium atoms at rest in the laboratory by decelerating atoms in an atomic beam using momentum transfer from a counterpropagating; resonant laser beam. These atoms have a density of about 10 5 cm -3 and a velocity spread of about 15 m/s full width at half maximum corresponding to a kinetic temperature less than 100 mK.}, author = {Prodan, John and Migdall, Alan and Phillips, William D. and So, Ivan and Metcalf, Harold and Dalibard, Jean }, citeulike-article-id = {1222242}, doi = {10.1103/PhysRevLett.54.992}, journal = {Physical Review Letters}, month = {March}, number = {10}, pages = {992+}, posted-at = {2007-04-12 14:20:47}, priority = {2}, publisher = {American Physical Society}, title = {Stopping Atoms with Laser Light}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.54.992}, volume = {54}, year = {1985} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:1222242 L3 - citeulike-article-id:1222242 TI - Stopping Atoms with Laser Light JF - Physical Review Letters VL - 54 IS - 10 SP - 992 PB - American Physical Society N2 - We have produced a sample of free sodium atoms at rest in the laboratory by decelerating atoms in an atomic beam using momentum transfer from a counterpropagating; resonant laser beam. These atoms have a density of about 10 5 cm -3 and a velocity spread of about 15 m/s full width at half maximum corresponding to a kinetic temperature less than 100 mK. AU - Prodan, John AU - Migdall, Alan AU - Phillips, William AU - So, Ivan AU - Metcalf, Harold AU - Dalibard, Jean PY - 1985/03/11/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.54.992 ER -