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σ+ – σ− Optical molasses in a longitudinal magnetic field

J. Dalibard
W. D. Phillips
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We investigate the effect of a longitudinal magnetic field on the orientational cooling mechanism that operates both in σ+–σ− optical molasses and in a magneto-optical trap. For an atom with different Landé g factors in its ground and excited states, single-photon scattering and stimulated Raman scattering are resonant at different field-dependent velocities. The sharp polarization-gradient feature in the force-versus-velocity curve may therefore be translated to a velocity at which the Doppler force is dominant. In addition to this, we find that the momentum diffusion coefficient can grow as the field is increased. By numerically solving a semiclassical Fokker–Planck equation, we show that these effects lead to a field-induced inhibition of efficient sub-Doppler cooling for atoms with unequal g factors. Our treatment also enables us to discuss other phenomena that are accessible only if both Doppler and polarization-gradient effects are included in the calculation.
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hal-03740840 , version 1 (30-07-2022)

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M. Walhout, J. Dalibard, S. L. Rolston, W. D. Phillips. σ+ – σ− Optical molasses in a longitudinal magnetic field. JOSA B, 1992, 9 (11), pp.1997--2007. ⟨10.1364/JOSAB.9.001997⟩. ⟨hal-03740840⟩
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