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arxiv: 1403.1499 · v1 · pith:CS3WNUVLnew · submitted 2014-03-06 · ❄️ cond-mat.quant-gas · physics.atom-ph

Narrow-line magneto-optical trap for dysprosium atoms

classification ❄️ cond-mat.quant-gas physics.atom-ph
keywords trapatomscoolingdysprosiummagneto-opticalatomicconditionsdipole
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We present our technique to create a magneto-optical trap for dysprosium atoms using the narrow-line cooling transition at 626$\,$nm to achieve suitable conditions for direct loading into an optical dipole trap. The magneto-optical trap is loaded from an atomic beam via a Zeeman slower using the strongest atomic transition at 421$\,$nm. With this combination of two cooling transitions we can trap up to $2.0\cdot10^8$ atoms at temperatures down to 6$\, \mu$K. This cooling approach is simpler than present work with ultracold dysprosium and provides similar starting conditions for a transfer to an optical dipole trap.

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