| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10674821 | Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms | 2013 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
A factory of laser-cooled francium (Fr) atoms is being developed to search for the electric dipole moment (EDM) of the electron. The factory has achieved the production of Fr ions of 9Ã105Â particles/s and transport with a transmission efficiency of 2%. In pilot experiments, the magneto-optical trapping of rubidium (Rb) has been performed using a new ion-to-atom converter. To achieve the Fr trap, the development and design of each of the factory's components are in progress.
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Authors
Hirokazu Kawamura, H. Arikawa, S. Ezure, K. Harada, T. Hayamizu, T. Inoue, T. Ishikawa, M. Itoh, T. Kato, T. Sato, T. Aoki, T. Furukawa, A. Hatakeyama, K. Hatanaka, K. Imai, T. Murakami, H.S. Nataraj, Y. Shimizu, Y. Sakemi,