Laser cooling and trapping of atomic strontium for ultracold atom physics, high-precision spectroscopy and quantum sensors

摘要

This review describes the production of atomic strontium samples at ultra-lowtemperature and at high phase-space density, and their possible use forphysical studies and applications. We describe the process of loading amagneto-optical trap from an atomic beam and preparing the sample for highprecision measurements. Particular emphasis is given to the applications ofultracold Sr samples, spanning from optical frequency metrology to forcesensing at micrometer scale.