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Laser Collimation of a Chromium Beam

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R E. Scholten, R Gupta, Jabez J. McClelland, Robert Celotta, M Levenson, M Vangel

Abstract

We have studied laser collimation of a chromium atomic beam using a transverse polarization gradient cooling scheme. We present detailed measurements of the angular distribution of atoms on the beam axis, over a broad range of laser intensities and detunings including those which produce significant excitation, and observe collimation angles as small as 0.16 plus or minus} 0.01 mrad (50% quantile). We compare our results with existing calculations based on assumptions of steady-state conditions and low excited-state population.
Citation
Physical Review A (Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics)
Volume
55
Issue
2

Citation

Scholten, R. , Gupta, R. , McClelland, J. , Celotta, R. , Levenson, M. and Vangel, M. (1997), Laser Collimation of a Chromium Beam, Physical Review A (Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics), [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=620474 (Accessed October 8, 2025)

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Created January 31, 1997, Updated October 12, 2021
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