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Improving Raman velocimetry of laser-cooled cesium atoms by spin-polarization

Julien Chabé, Hans Lignier, Pascal Szriftgiser, Jean Claude Garreau

quant-pharXiv:quant-ph/0603216

Abstract

We study the peformances of Raman velocimetry applied to laser-cooled, spin-polarized, cesium atoms. Atoms are optically pumped into the F=4, m=0 ground-state Zeeman sublevel, which is insensitive to magnetic perturbations. High resolution Raman stimulated spectroscopy is shown to produce Fourier-limited lines, allowing, in realistic experimental conditions, atomic velocity selection to one-fiftieth of a recoil velocity.

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