Investigation of magic wavelengths for Francium atom with linearly, circularly and elliptically polarized light

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Abstract

Various techniques for laser cooling of atoms have recently become of much interest and are immensely used in modern experiments for carrying out very high precision measurements. In a remarkable work, Katori et. al. in 1999 had explored the use of magic wavelengths ($\lambda_{\rm{magic}}$s) for Sr atoms, at which the investigated transition of the trapped atoms observes null Stark shifts, to reduce the systematics in the measurements. We intend to investigate $\lambda_{\rm{magic}}$s for D1 and D2 lines of Francium(Fr) atom with linearly, circularly and elliptically polarized light. Use of circularly polarized light can be advantageous in increasing the number of $\lambda_{\rm{magic}}$s and using elliptically polarized light can lead to identify $\lambda_{\rm{magic}}$s independent of magnetic sublevels and hyperfine levels.

Authors

  • Sukhjit Singh

    Department of Physics, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab, India

  • Bindiya Arora

    Department of Physics, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab, India

  • B. K. Sahoo

    Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics Division, Physical Research Laboratory, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad, India