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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...
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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...
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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...