Abstract
Laser cooling and trapping of neutral mercury is performed in a single-stage 3D magneto-optical trap. We give a detailed account of the atom cloud size and temperature for both bosonic ( and ) and fermionic ( and ) isotopes. The bosonic isotope temperatures are in close agreement with Doppler cooling theory, while temperatures obtained for the fermionic isotopes are lower, suggesting the presence of sub-Doppler cooling. A minimum temperature of is achieved for .
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