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    Simultaneous magneto-optical trap** of lithium and ytterbium atoms towards production of ultracold polar molecules

    We have successfully implemented the first simultaneous magneto-optical trap** (MOT) of lithium (6Li) and ytterbium (174Yb) atoms towards production of ultracold polar molecules of LiYb. For this purpose, we de...

    M. Okano, H. Hara, M. Muramatsu, K. Doi, S. Uetake, Y. Takasu in Applied Physics B (2010)

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    Paramagnetic Faraday rotation with spin-polarized ytterbium atoms

    We report the observation of paramagnetic Faraday rotation of spin-polarized ytterbium (Yb) atoms. As the atomic samples, we used an atomic beam, released atoms from a magneto-optical trap (MOT), and trapped a...

    M. Takeuchi, T. Takano, S. Ichihara, Y. Takasu, M. Kumakura in Applied Physics B (2006)

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    Quantum-degenerate gases of Ytterbium atoms

    Evaporative cooling of ultracold Yb atoms near the quantum-degenerate regime was experimentally studied. Three bosons of 170Yb, 172Yb, 176Yb and two fermions of 171Yb and 173Yb were evaporatively cooled in a cros...

    Y. Takasu, T. Fukuhara, M. Kitagawa, M. Kumakura, Y. Takahashi in Laser Physics (2006)