Laser cooling of atoms
- 1 October 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review A
- Vol. 20 (4), 1521-1540
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physreva.20.1521
Abstract
Various aspects of the laser cooling of atoms are investigated theoretically. More generally, the authors investigate a process through which the kinetic energy of a collection of resonant absorbers can be reduced by irradiating these absorbers with near-resonant electromagnetic radiation. The process is described here as anti-Stokes spontaneous Raman scattering. Cooling mechanisms, rates, and limits are discussed for both free and bound atoms.Keywords
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