The goal of this contract was to investigate a novel laser-cooling technique that uses femtosecond lasers to extend the range of ultracold atomic species. This contract continued the previous AOARD contract FA2386-09-1-4015 of the same name. In this period, the development of this project led to several immediate opportunities for high-impact experiments that were only tangentially related to the contract goals. At the same time, we were prevented from carrying out our original program by a failure of the crucial 1030 nm optical amplifier, which was not repaired by the vendor for 9 months. Discussions with AFOSR Atomic and Molecular Physics Program Manager Tatjana Curcic resulted in a decision to pursue the new opportunities, crediting AOARD/AFOSR for the support of the experiments through this contract. The highly productive outcomes of these experiments are detailed.
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