title: Interferometric Laser Cooling of Atomic Rubidium.
abstract: We report the 1D cooling of ^{85}Rb atoms using a velocity-dependent optical force based upon Ramsey matter-wave interferometry. Using stimulated Raman transitions between ground hyperfine states, 12 cycles of the interferometer sequence cool a freely moving atom cloud from 21 to 3 μK. This pulsed analog of continuous-wave Doppler cooling is effective at temperatures down to the recoil limit; with augmentation pulses to increase the interferometer area, it should cool more quickly than conventional methods and be more suitable for species that lack a closed radiative transition.
authors: School of Physics & Astronomy, University of Southampton, Highfield, Southampton SO17 1BJ, United Kingdom.
authors: Alexander
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authors: Dunning
authors: School of Physics & Astronomy, University of Southampton, Highfield, Southampton SO17 1BJ, United Kingdom.
authors: Rachel
authors: R
authors: Gregory
authors: School of Physics & Astronomy, University of Southampton, Highfield, Southampton SO17 1BJ, United Kingdom.
authors: James
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authors: Bateman
authors: School of Physics & Astronomy, University of Southampton, Highfield, Southampton SO17 1BJ, United Kingdom.
authors: Matthew
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authors: Himsworth
authors: School of Physics & Astronomy, University of Southampton, Highfield, Southampton SO17 1BJ, United Kingdom.
authors: Tim
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authors: Freegarde