Abstract: In a ceramic vapor cell we have created a robust Sr magneto- optical trap that stores about 10$+8$/ atoms with lifetimes $GRT 200 ms. We eliminate the 5p $+1$/P$-1$/ $YLD 4d$+1$/D$- 2$/ $YLD 5p $+3$/P$-2$/ leak and achieve a 10-fold improvement in trap lifetime by re-pumping the 5p $+3$/P$- 0,2$/ dark states with 679 nm and 707 nm light. The observed lifetime is now limited by cold collision losses, and we have preliminary measurements of the 2-body loss rate. Direct readout of the trap velocity distribution is possible using the narrow 5s$+2$/ $+1$/S$-0$/ $YLD 5p $+3$/P$-1$/ intercombination line at 689 nm. We can also cool with this narrow transition and have achieved a 40-fold 1D velocity compression for about 5 percent of the trapped atoms by applying this second-stage cooling. !17
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