Demonstration of a simple and compact ytterbium magneto-optical trap
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| author | White, Benjamin Offer, Rachel F. Hilton, Ashby P. Klantsataya, Elizaveta Billington, Christopher J. Hébert, Nicolas Bourbeau Nelligan, Montanna Luiten, Andre N. |
| author_facet | White, Benjamin Offer, Rachel F. Hilton, Ashby P. Klantsataya, Elizaveta Billington, Christopher J. Hébert, Nicolas Bourbeau Nelligan, Montanna Luiten, Andre N. |
| contents | We present a low Size, Weight and Power (SWaP), low-complexity, ytterbium magneto-optical trap (MOT). We demonstrate trapping of $1.4 \times 10^6$ $^{171}$Yb atoms on the $|{^1S_0}, F = 1/2\rangle \leftrightarrow |{^1P_1}, F' = 3/2\rangle$ transition directly from a hot thermal beam. We explore the effect of trap detuning and oven temperature on trap number, density, loading rate and sample temperature. The low SWaP and low-complexity design presents a realistic pathway towards portable ytterbium MOTs, allowing cold atom ytterbium systems to escape the confines of the laboratory and perform precision measurements in field environments. |
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| spellingShingle | Demonstration of a simple and compact ytterbium magneto-optical trap White, Benjamin Offer, Rachel F. Hilton, Ashby P. Klantsataya, Elizaveta Billington, Christopher J. Hébert, Nicolas Bourbeau Nelligan, Montanna Luiten, Andre N. Atomic Physics We present a low Size, Weight and Power (SWaP), low-complexity, ytterbium magneto-optical trap (MOT). We demonstrate trapping of $1.4 \times 10^6$ $^{171}$Yb atoms on the $|{^1S_0}, F = 1/2\rangle \leftrightarrow |{^1P_1}, F' = 3/2\rangle$ transition directly from a hot thermal beam. We explore the effect of trap detuning and oven temperature on trap number, density, loading rate and sample temperature. The low SWaP and low-complexity design presents a realistic pathway towards portable ytterbium MOTs, allowing cold atom ytterbium systems to escape the confines of the laboratory and perform precision measurements in field environments. |
| title | Demonstration of a simple and compact ytterbium magneto-optical trap |
| topic | Atomic Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.16145 |