Focusing and defocusing of neutral atomic beams using resonance-radiation pressure
- 1 January 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 36 (1), 99-101
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.91289
Abstract
We demonstrate strong focusing and defocusing of a sodium atomic beam using the transverse resonance‐radiation pressure of a superimposed cw dye laser beam tuned near the atomic resonance. Focal spot diameters of about 60 μm and a 30‐fold increase of the on‐axis atomic beam intensity have been obtained. For defocusing, the on‐axis intensity can be reduced to less than 10−2 of its original value.Keywords
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