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| author | Xiao, Yue Peng, Yongxu Chen, Linfeng Li, Chunhui Song, Zongao Wang, Xin Wang, Tao Xie, Yurun Zhao, Bin Yang, Tiangang |
| author_facet | Xiao, Yue Peng, Yongxu Chen, Linfeng Li, Chunhui Song, Zongao Wang, Xin Wang, Tao Xie, Yurun Zhao, Bin Yang, Tiangang |
| contents | Laser cooling typically requires one or more repump lasers to clear dark states and enable recycling transitions. Here, we have achieved cooling of Be+ ions using a single laser beam, facilitated by one-dimensional heating through micromotion. By manipulating the displacement from the trap's nodal line, we precisely controlled the ion micromotion direction and speed, reaching up to 3144 m/s, which corresponds to a 7.1 GHz Doppler frequency shift in our experiment. This approach eliminates the necessity of a 1.25 GHz offset repump laser while keeping the Be+ ions cold in the perpendicular direction. Measurements were taken using cooling laser detuning and imaging of ion trajectories. Molecular dynamics simulations, based on machine learned time-dependent electric field E(X, Y, Z, t) inside the trap, accurately reproduced the experimental observation, illuminating the relationship between the direction of micromotion and the trapping electric filed vector. This work not only provides a robust method for managing the micromotion velocity of ions but also sheds light on laser cooling complex systems that require multiple repumping lasers. Additionally, it offers a method for controlling energy in the context of ion-molecule collision investigations. |
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| spellingShingle | Achieving Cooling Without Repump Lasers Through Ion Motional Heating Xiao, Yue Peng, Yongxu Chen, Linfeng Li, Chunhui Song, Zongao Wang, Xin Wang, Tao Xie, Yurun Zhao, Bin Yang, Tiangang Atomic Physics Chemical Physics Laser cooling typically requires one or more repump lasers to clear dark states and enable recycling transitions. Here, we have achieved cooling of Be+ ions using a single laser beam, facilitated by one-dimensional heating through micromotion. By manipulating the displacement from the trap's nodal line, we precisely controlled the ion micromotion direction and speed, reaching up to 3144 m/s, which corresponds to a 7.1 GHz Doppler frequency shift in our experiment. This approach eliminates the necessity of a 1.25 GHz offset repump laser while keeping the Be+ ions cold in the perpendicular direction. Measurements were taken using cooling laser detuning and imaging of ion trajectories. Molecular dynamics simulations, based on machine learned time-dependent electric field E(X, Y, Z, t) inside the trap, accurately reproduced the experimental observation, illuminating the relationship between the direction of micromotion and the trapping electric filed vector. This work not only provides a robust method for managing the micromotion velocity of ions but also sheds light on laser cooling complex systems that require multiple repumping lasers. Additionally, it offers a method for controlling energy in the context of ion-molecule collision investigations. |
| title | Achieving Cooling Without Repump Lasers Through Ion Motional Heating |
| topic | Atomic Physics Chemical Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2406.14204 |