%0 Journal Article %1 SchleierSmith2011Optomechanical %A Schleier-Smith, Monika H. %A Leroux, Ian D. %A Zhang, Hao %A Van Camp, Mackenzie A. %A Vuletic, Vladan %D 2011 %K optomechanics atoms %T Optomechanical Cavity Cooling of an Atomic Ensemble %U http://arxiv.org/abs/1104.4623 %X We demonstrate cavity sideband cooling of a single collective motional mode of an atomic ensemble down to a mean phonon occupation number of 2.0(-0.3/+0.9). Both this minimum occupation number and the observed cooling rate are in good agreement with an optomechanical model. The cooling rate constant is proportional to the total photon scattering rate by the ensemble, demonstrating the cooperative character of the light-emission-induced cooling process. We deduce fundamental limits to cavity-cooling either the collective mode or, sympathetically, the single-atom degrees of freedom.

@article{SchleierSmith2011Optomechanical, abstract = {{We demonstrate cavity sideband cooling of a single collective motional mode of an atomic ensemble down to a mean phonon occupation number of 2.0(-0.3/+0.9). Both this minimum occupation number and the observed cooling rate are in good agreement with an optomechanical model. The cooling rate constant is proportional to the total photon scattering rate by the ensemble, demonstrating the cooperative character of the light-emission-induced cooling process. We deduce fundamental limits to cavity-cooling either the collective mode or, sympathetically, the single-atom degrees of freedom.}}, added-at = {2013-09-09T23:59:35.000+0200}, archiveprefix = {arXiv}, author = {Schleier-Smith, Monika H. and Leroux, Ian D. and Zhang, Hao and Van Camp, Mackenzie A. and Vuletic, Vladan}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2cd5e9064cbb0044f0d4173320177f867/jacksankey}, citeulike-article-id = {9362877}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://arxiv.org/abs/1104.4623}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://arxiv.org/pdf/1104.4623}, day = 24, eprint = {1104.4623}, interhash = {eb4145f4f67553521bacddafaff5f427}, intrahash = {cd5e9064cbb0044f0d4173320177f867}, keywords = {optomechanics atoms}, month = apr, posted-at = {2011-06-02 22:29:12}, priority = {2}, timestamp = {2013-09-10T00:07:18.000+0200}, title = {{Optomechanical Cavity Cooling of an Atomic Ensemble}}, url = {http://arxiv.org/abs/1104.4623}, year = 2011 }