Efficient direct loading of the green MOT of Yb with low green laser power

Thilagaraj Ravi, Rajnandan Choudhury Das, Heramb Vivek Bhusane +2

We report the direct loading of Yb atoms in the magneto-optical trap (MOT) using the intercombination narrow optical transition 6s${}^2$ ${}^1$S${}_0$ $\to$ 6s6p ${}^3$P${}_1$ at 556…