Imaging a ${}^6$Li Atom In An Optical Tweezer 2000 Times with $\Lambda$-Enhanced Gray Molasses

Karl N. Blodgett, David Peana, Saumitra Phatak +3

We have imaged lithium-6 thousands of times in an optical tweezer using $\Lambda$-enhanced gray molasses cooling light. Despite being the lightest alkali, with a recoil temperature of 3.…