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OPTICS AND NUCLEAR PHYSICS

Laser cooling of $^7$Li atoms in a magneto-optical trap

B. B. Zelener^ab, S. A. Saakyan^a, V. A. Sautenkov^ac, A. M. Akulshin^d, E. A. Manykin^eb, B. V. Zelener^a, V. E. Fortov^a

^a Scientific Association for High Temperatures, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow
^b Moscow Engineering Physics Institute
^c P. N. Lebedev Physical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow
^d University of Melbourne
^e National Research Centre "Kurchatov Institute"

Abstract: A setup for laser cooling and confining of $^7$Li atoms in a magneto-optical trap has been built. The possibility of cooling and trapping of $^7$Li atoms in a wide range of frequency detuning of the cooling laser has been proved experimentally. Independent information on the density and number of ultracold $^7$Li atoms on various ground-state sublevels, as well as on the temperature of the atoms, has been obtained with the use of a probing tunable laser. This information is important for preparing an ultracold plasma and Rydberg matter.

Received: 20.09.2013
Revised: 11.11.2013

DOI: 10.7868/S0370274X13230069