Laser collimation of Cr atomic beam using a transverse Doppler cooling scheme is studied. The frequency of laser is stabilized at 5±0.26MHz below the 7S3→7PO452Cr transition. The shortest size of the laser cooling beam is computed theoretically to be 13.7mm. Accordingly a Cr beam was collimated using a transverse Doppler cooling scheme. We obtained that the transverse distribution of Cr beam is less than 1/3 of the uncooled beam.

The laser-focused atomic deposition is a new way to build the nano transfer standard of high reliability adequate for application. Based on the semi-classical model, this paper starts from the motion equation of chromium atom in the laser standing wave field to get the trajectory of the atoms in the standing wave field by analytical simulation. The effects on focal line features are discussed as a result of the angular collimation, velocity spread in the atomic beam and the spherical aberration. The effects from different deposition positions are also discussed. This paper also gives a sample of the grating structure nanofabricated by laser focusing of Cr atoms.