Optical Molasses

Laser cooling configuration that produces extremely cold ensembles of neutral atoms without the magnetic field of a trap.

Specifications & Metrics

type

Cooling

Core Principles & Analysis

• A laser cooling configuration that can produce extremely cold ensembles of neutral atoms.
• The main difference from a magneto-optical trap is the absence of a magnetic field.
• It can reach temperatures lower than a magneto-optical trap.

Sources

• Wikipedia: Optical molasses