Repumping channels in a magneto-optical trap of 87Sr atoms in the singlet region are proposed, a calculation of the population levels is presented, and a twofold increase in the number of atoms is obtained experimentally.
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Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Fizika, No. 8, pp. 120–128, August, 2014.
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Gurov, M.G., Gurova, E.G. & Dmitriev, A.K. Repumping of Strontium Atoms in a Magneto-Optical Trap on Singlet Transitions. Russ Phys J 57, 1138–1148 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11182-014-0355-y
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