Raman cooling imaging: Detecting single atoms near their ground state of motion
Brian J. Lester, Adam M. Kaufman, Cindy A. Regal
Abstract
We demonstrate imaging of neutral atoms via the light scattered during continuous Raman sideband cooling. We detect single atoms trapped in optical tweezers while maintaining a significant motional ground-state fraction. The techniques presented provide a framework for single-atom resolved imaging of a broad class of atomic species.