%0 Journal Article %1 Prodan1985Stopping %A Prodan, John %A Migdall, Alan %A Phillips, William D. %A So, Ivan %A Metcalf, Harold %A Dalibard, Jean %D 1985 %I American Physical Society %J Physical Review Letters %K atomic\_gases, cold\_atoms, experiment, laser\_cooling %N 10 %P 992--995 %R 10.1103/physrevlett.54.992 %T Stopping Atoms with Laser Light %U http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.54.992 %V 54 %X We have produced a sample of free sodium atoms at rest in the laboratory by decelerating atoms in an atomic beam using momentum transfer from a counterpropagating, resonant laser beam. These atoms have a density of about 105 cm-3 and a velocity spread of about 15 m/s full width at half maximum corresponding to a kinetic temperature less than 100 mK.

@article{Prodan1985Stopping, abstract = {We have produced a sample of free sodium atoms at rest in the laboratory by decelerating atoms in an atomic beam using momentum transfer from a counterpropagating, resonant laser beam. These atoms have a density of about 105 cm-3 and a velocity spread of about 15 m/s full width at half maximum corresponding to a kinetic temperature less than 100 mK.}, added-at = {2014-01-09T15:14:33.000+0100}, author = {Prodan, John and Migdall, Alan and Phillips, William D. and So, Ivan and Metcalf, Harold and Dalibard, Jean}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/25228195f1b41cb4a6ffd87ac95c990ee/jaspervh}, citeulike-article-id = {1222242}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.54.992}, day = 11, doi = {10.1103/physrevlett.54.992}, interhash = {47f1e6f4cf9cc3fe9df94f0c1294a594}, intrahash = {5228195f1b41cb4a6ffd87ac95c990ee}, journal = {Physical Review Letters}, keywords = {atomic\_gases, cold\_atoms, experiment, laser\_cooling}, month = mar, number = 10, pages = {992--995}, posted-at = {2011-11-07 09:42:07}, priority = {2}, publisher = {American Physical Society}, timestamp = {2014-01-09T15:14:33.000+0100}, title = {Stopping Atoms with Laser Light}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.54.992}, volume = 54, year = 1985 }