Abstract
We demonstrate direct loading and cooling of a thermal beam into a cryogenic helium buffer gas. Our test species is rubidium; we observe a thermal beam with flux entering a cryocell and thermalizing with a 4.2-K buffer gas. There is no evidence of clustering or other spurious loss mechanisms. The cooling technique should be applicable to a wide variety of species, including radicals.
- Received 19 April 2002
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.66.043401
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