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| Format: | Preprint |
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2024
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| Online Access: | https://arxiv.org/abs/2402.10075 |
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- We propose a scheme to directly laser cool Rydberg atoms by laser cooling the residual ion core within the Rydberg-electron orbit. The scheme is detailed for alkaline-earth-metal Rydberg atoms, whose ions can be easily laser cooled. We demonstrate that a closed optical cooling cycle can be found despite the perturbations caused by the Rydberg electron, and that this cycle can be driven over more than $100~μ$s to achieve laser cooling. The cooling dynamics with and without the presence of magnetic fields are discussed in detail.