no code implementations • 8 Mar 2021 • J Morley, R. Flack, B. J. Hiley, P. F. Barker
We describe the creation and characterisation of a velocity tunable, spin-polarized beam of slow metastable argon atoms.
Atomic Physics
no code implementations • 1 Feb 2021 • T. W. Penny, A. Pontin, P. F. Barker
Cooling the centre-of-mass motion is an important tool for levitated optomechanical systems, but it is often not clear which method can practically reach lower temperatures for a particular experiment.
Quantum Physics Applied Physics