Phys. Rev. A 62, 063404 (2000) [4 pages]Magneto-optical trapping of silver atomsReceived 28 July 2000; published 14 November 2000 The realization of a magneto-optical trap (MOT) for silver atoms is reported. Trapping light at 328 nm was used and the trap was loaded directly from a thermal beam to store over 106 atoms with storage times of up to 16 s. Evidence of branching from the 2P3/2 excited state to the metastable 2D5/2 level was found and its decay rate determined. The temperature of the atoms is estimated to be 300(90) μK by measuring the mechanical properties of the MOT through observation of trap center oscillations. © 2000 The American Physical Society URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevA.62.063404
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevA.62.063404
PACS:
32.80.Pj, 42.62.Fi
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