Cavity cooling of atoms: Within and without a cavity
arXiv:1101.2739 · doi:10.1140/epjd/e2011-20026-3
Abstract
We compare the efficiencies of two optical cooling schemes, where a single particle is either inside or outside an optical cavity, under experimentally-realisable conditions. We evaluate the cooling forces using the general solution of a transfer matrix method for a moving scatterer inside a general one-dimensional system composed of immobile optical elements. Assuming the same atomic saturation parameter, we find that the two cooling schemes provide cooling forces and equilibrium temperatures of comparable magnitude.
6 pages, 6 figures
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