Narrow-line-mediated Sisyphus cooling in the ^{3}P_{2} metastable state of strontium

We demonstrate narrow-line-mediated Sisyphus cooling of magnetically trapped strontium (Sr) in the 5s5p^{3}P_{2} state. A 641nm standing-wave, blue detuned from the 5s4d^{3}D_{3}→ 5p4d^{3}F_{4} transition, creates a dissipative optical lattice in the ^{3}D_{3} state. By combining Doppler cooling and...

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Main Authors: Chun-Chia Chen (陳俊嘉), Ryoto Takeuchi, Shoichi Okaba, Hidetoshi Katori
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society 2025-06-01
Series:Physical Review Research
Online Access:http://doi.org/10.1103/b26p-12j4
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Summary:We demonstrate narrow-line-mediated Sisyphus cooling of magnetically trapped strontium (Sr) in the 5s5p^{3}P_{2} state. A 641nm standing-wave, blue detuned from the 5s4d^{3}D_{3}→ 5p4d^{3}F_{4} transition, creates a dissipative optical lattice in the ^{3}D_{3} state. By combining Doppler cooling and Sisyphus cooling on the 5s5p^{3}P_{2}→ 5s4d^{3}D_{3} transition at 2.92µm, we observed efficient cooling of magnetically trapped atoms. By optically pumping the atoms to the 5s5p^{3}P_{0} state, we facilitate continuous outcoupling via a moving optical lattice with twofold improvement in atom number. Our scheme applies to next-generation quantum sensors using continuous ultracold atomic beams.
ISSN:2643-1564