title: Bichromatic slowing and collimation to make an intense helium beam.
abstract: The bichromatic force has been used to both slow and collimate a beam of metastable 2(3)S He atoms (He*). The collimation capture range is an extraordinary +/-85 m/s corresponding to approximately 0.18 radians from our source. Both slowing and collimation were accomplished in the unprecedented short distance of approximately 5 cm each. The overall brightness increase is x3200, and there is potential for considerably more.
authors.affiliation: Physics and Astronomy Department, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York 11790-3800, USA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Partlow
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Miao
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bochmann
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cashen
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Metcalf