Test of time-reversal symmetry using laser-cooled atoms

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We have studied basics of laser cooling ytterbium atoms towards the search of the atomic permanent electric dipole moment (EDM). Especially, we have developed new experimental techniques such as MOT using ^1S_0-^1P_1 transition, MOT using ^1S_0-^3P_1 transition, crossed FORT and delayed crossed FORT, simultaneous crossed FORT of isotope pairs, evaporative cooling of atoms in crossed FORT, sympathetic cooling of fermion and boson, and have obtained new physical insights. To perform EDM measurements, we have so far succeeded in transferring the atoms by 6 mm in 1 sec. by optical trapping technique, in which there is no additional loss of atoms during the transfer. In addition, high electric fields should be applied to the cold atoms in the EDM measurements, so we demonstrated such experiment using Cs atoms which is the most sensitive atom to electron EDM among the alkaline atoms and the most popular among the laser cooled atoms. Even in the presence of 7.5kV/cm field, we have successfully trapped as many Cs atoms by compensating the Stark shift as in the zero-filed.We also considered possibilities of the spin quantum nondemolition measurement and EDM search of excited^3P_2 state.