Abstract
We report Bose-Einstein condensation of in an optical dipole trap. Efficient laser cooling on the narrow intercombination line and an ideal -wave scattering length allow the creation of large condensates () even though the natural abundance of this isotope is only 0.6%. Condensation is heralded by the emergence of a low-velocity component in time-of-flight images.
- Received 15 October 2009
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.103.200402
©2009 American Physical Society
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Published 9 November 2009
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