Magneto-optical isotope enrichment of potassium-40 with transverse cooling

Shangjin Li; Zixuan Zeng; Bo Yan

doi:10.3788/COL202422.070201

Chinese Optics Letters, Volume. 22, Issue 7, 070201(2024)

Magneto-optical isotope enrichment of potassium-40 with transverse cooling

Shangjin Li, Zixuan Zeng, and Bo Yan^*

Author Affiliations

School of Physics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China

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Paper Information

Category: Atomic and Molecular Optics

Received: Dec. 22, 2023

Accepted: Mar. 14, 2024

Posted: Mar. 15, 2024

Published Online: Jul. 17, 2024

The Author Email: Bo Yan (yanbohang@zju.edu.cn)

DOI:10.3788/COL202422.070201

CSTR:32184.14.COL202422.070201

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