Copyright by Kirsten Viering 2006 - Raizen Lab - The University of ...

Figure B.1: Grotrian diagram for Sodium, neglecting fine and hyperfine structure
splittings. Allowed transitions are indicated. The spectroscopic notation and the
atomic configuration are presented. Energy is not to scale.
with the anomalous Zeeman effect, is shown in fig. B.2.
The slowing transition for the Zeeman-slower is 20MHz red detuned from the
|F = 2〉 → |F ′ = 3〉-transition. Eventually the atoms will leave the cycling-transition
used to slow and cool them, and will fall into the dark state (F=1). The repump beam
between the |F = 1〉 → |F ′ = 2〉-transition pumps the atom back into the cycling-
transition, see fig. B.3.
In table B.1 we have summarized some basic physical properties.
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