用吸收法对铯原子磁光阱中冷原子数目的测量

介绍了吸收法测量冷原子数的原理以及对铯原子气室磁光阱中俘获的冷原子数目的测量过程及结果. 与通常的荧光收集法相比，在原理上与静止二能级原子同共振单模光场作用的模型更加接近，同时大大减小了测量中的误差累积，提高了测量精度. 测得的冷原子数为(8±0.3)×10⁶，同时还利用测得的阱中俘获的稳态冷原子数和磁光阱中冷原子的寿命间接获得了磁光阱的俘获率. 关键词： 激光冷却与俘获 磁光阱 冷原子数目 俘获率     

锶原子三重态谱线的观测及在光钟中的应用

实验中通过互组跃迁689 nm激光抽运形成三重态最低能态原子布居,引入688 nm激光改变三重态最低能态间的原子布居,利用抽运光与探测光空间分离的方法观测碱土金属锶原子的三重态能态间跃迁(5s6s)³S₁ → (5s5p)³P_j(j=0,1,2)的吸收谱线,对应三条跃迁线的激光波段为679 nm, 688 nm和707 nm.探测三重态原子跃迁谱线可以用于锶原子冷却中再抽运光707 nm和679 nm激光频率的直接锁定,相比于通常利用的腔传递技术,可以把再抽运光频率锁定在原子跃迁谱线上,有利于提高锶原子冷却中俘获原子数目的长期稳定性.     

一维σ~+-σ~-冷却光和再抽运光对一维磁光陷阱中的多能级钠原子作用的研究

表述了钠Ｄ２线跃迁所包含的２４个磁子能级的原子在一维σ＋－σ－冷却光和再抽运光中产生的稳态多普勒冷却力。讨论了不同磁场强度、不同再抽运光强和失谐情况下原子的多普勒冷却力及对磁光陷阱中最大捕陷速度、原子数目及温度的影响     

一种简易的激光冷却和俘获87Rb原子的实验系统

介绍了一套用于Rb原子的冷却和俘获的实验装置.采用注入锁定技术,获得了波长为780 nm (单频,频率波动<2 MHz, 频率调谐范围4.5 GHz)、输出功率为60 mW的冷却光. 通过在饱和吸收上加磁场的方法,实现了冷却光的偏频(10 MHz)负失谐锁定;采用磁光阱系统,实现了原子的冷却和俘获.     

冷原子EIT介质的原子数目和温度的测量

简要介绍了我们实验组冷却、俘获87Rb原子的磁光阱装置及冷却俘获过程。采用收集荧光法测得了俘获的冷原子数目,并根据冷原子团尺寸推算出了冷原子团密度。通过在冷原子团下方4 mm,7 mm,10 mm三处设置圆柱形探测光束,在原子自由下落过程中获得了短程飞行时间(TOF)吸收信号,通过数值拟合得到了冷原子的温度。结果表明:俘获的冷原子数目大约为109个,密度大约为1011个/cm3,冷却温度约为200μK,该冷原子团能作为很好的EIT介质。     

小型化锶光钟物理系统的研制

光钟物理系统的小型化是制约可搬运光钟及空间冷原子光钟发展的重要因素.主要介绍了小型化锶原子光钟物理系统的研制实验.采用真空腔内置反亥姆霍兹线圈,构建一个小电流、低功耗及小体积的磁光阱.实验中测得真空线圈通电电流仅为2 A时,磁光阱中心区域轴向磁场梯度可达到43 Gs/cm,完全满足锶原子多普勒冷却与俘获对磁场梯度的要求.目前已经成功将锶原子光钟物理系统体积缩小至60 cm×20 cm×15 cm,约为实验室原锶光钟物理系统体积的1/10,并且实现了锶原子的一级冷却,测得俘获区冷原子团的直径为1.5 mm,温度约为10.6 mK.锶同位素~(88)Sr和~(87)Sr的冷原子数目分别为1.6×10~6和1.5×10~5.重抽运激光707和679 nm的加入,消除了冷原子在~3P_2和~3P_0两能态上的堆积,最终可将冷原子数目提高5倍以上.     

一维σ^＋～σ^—冷却光和再抽运光对一维磁光陷阱中的多能级钠原？…

表述了钠Ｄ２线跃迁包含的２４个磁子能级的原子在一维σ＾＋～σ＾－冷却光和再抽运光中产生的稳态多普勒冷却力，讨论了不同磁场强度，不同再抽动光强和失谐情况下原子的多普勒冷却力及对磁光陷阱中最大捕陷速度，原子数目及温度的影响。     

大失谐连续输运激光情形下双磁光阱中冷原子的输运

在我们建立的铯原子双磁光阱实验装置上,采用连续激光将气室磁光阱中冷却并俘获的冷原子输运到超高真空磁光阱.在前期利用近共振弱光研究原子输运的工作基础上,我们将输运激光的负失谐量扩展到约2.0 GHz,并增大了输运光功率,对冷原子的输运作了实验研究.结果表明:在大负失谐情形下,较强的输运光使冷原子输运更为有效,归因于输运光束对原子的偶极力造成对冷原子的导引作用.     

采用原子汽室磁光阱技术实现铯原子的激光冷却与俘获

近１０年来，中性原子的激光冷却与俘获方面的研究极为活跃，取得了许多重要的进展。其中，１９９０年Ｗｉｅｍａｎ等人提出的直接工作在原子汽室中的磁光阱［１］，相对简化了原子冷却与俘获的装置和技术，使这方面的研究得以进一步推广和促进。由于冷原子在玻色－爱因斯...     

光致原子解吸附对冷原子磁光阱装载的动力学研究

在获得光致原子解吸附(light-induced atom desorption,LIAD)效应的基础上,从理论和实验方面分析了LIAD对铯原子磁光阱装载的动力学过程的影响,特别是背景原子对磁光阱的影响.通过实验获得了不同光强和照射时间下关闭解吸附光后磁光阱中铯原子的衰减过程,理论模型定量地描述了背景铯原子造成压强的变化及其对最终平衡态下真空度的影响.该研究对中性原子的长时间俘获,有效控制磁光阱中原子的装载过程具有重要意义. 关键词： 光致原子解吸附 磁光阱 激光冷却与俘获     

Rb原子磁光阱中囚禁原子数目与实验参数的依赖关系

研究表明，Rb原子磁光阱中所囚禁的原子数目对囚禁光的光强和失谐量，回泵光的强度以及磁场梯度有很大的依赖关系.用二能级系统模型对囚禁原子数目随囚禁光的光强和失谐量的变化关系进行了预估，理论预测的结果与实验结果定性符合.实验结果也展示了囚禁原子数目随回泵光的强度和磁场梯度的变化关系，要定量解释这些实验结果则需要更复杂的理论模型.通过囚禁原子数目对实验参数依赖关系的研究，得到特定的实验参数，来获得最大数目的冷原子. 关键词： 磁光阱 冷原子     

Cooling and Trapping 88Sr Atoms with 461nm Laser

We report the experimental realization of a ^88Sr magneto-optical trap （MOT） operating at the wavelength of 461 nm. The MOT is loaded via a 32 cm long spin-flip type Zeeman slower which enhances the MOT population by a factor of 22. The total laser power available in our experiment is about 300mW. We have trapped 1.6 × 10^8 ^88 Sr atoms with a 679nm and 707nm repumping laser. The two repumping lasers enhance the trap population and trap lifetime by factors of 11 and 7, respectively. The ^88 Sr cloud has a temperature of about 2.3 mK, measured by recording the time evolution of the absorption signal.     

Laser frequency stabilization and large detuning by Doppler-free dichroic lock technique: Application to atom cooling

We present results of a study of frequency stabilization of a diode laser (λ = 780 nm) using the Doppler-free dichroic lock (DFDL) technique and its use for laser cooling of atoms. Quantitative measurements of frequency stability were performed and the Allan variance was found to be 6.9 × 10¹¹ for an averaging time of 10 s. The frequency-stabilized diode laser was used to obtain the trapping beams for a magneto-optic trap (MOT) for Rb atoms. Using the DFDL technique, the laser frequency could be locked over a wide range and this enabled measurement of detuning dependence of the number and temperature of cold atoms using a relatively simple experimental set-up.     

A cold 87Rb atomic beam

We demonstrate an experimental setup for the production of a beam source of cold ⁸⁷Rb atoms. The atoms are extracted from a trapped cold atomic cloud in an unbalanced three-dimensional magneto-optical trap. Via a radiation pressure difference generated by a specially designed leak tunnel along one trapping laser beam, the atoms are pushed out continuously with low velocities and a high flux. The most-probable velocity in the beam is varied from 9 m/s to 19 m/s by varying the detuning of the trapping laser beams in the magneto-optical trap and the flux can be tuned up to 4×10⁹ s^-1 by increasing the intensity of the trapping beams. We also present a simple model for describing the dependence of the beam performance on the magneto-optical trap trapping laser intensity and the detuning.     

Laser cooling of 7Li atoms in a magneto-optical trap

A setup for laser cooling and confining of ⁷Li atoms in a magneto-optical trap has been built. The possibility of cooling and trapping of ⁷Li atoms in a wide range of frequency detuning of the cooling laser has been proved experimentally. Independent information on the density and number of ultracold ⁷Li atoms on various ground-state sublevels, as well as on the temperature of the atoms, has been obtained with the use of a probing tunable laser. This information is important for preparing an ultracold plasma and Rydberg matter.     

Three dimensional cooling and trapping with a narrow line

The intercombination line of strontium at 689 nm is successfully used in laser cooling to reach the photon recoil limit with Doppler cooling in a magneto-optical traps (MOT). In this paper, we present a systematic study of the loading efficiency of such a MOT. Comparing the experimental results to a simple model allows us to discuss the actual limitation of our apparatus. We also study in detail the final MOT regime emphasizing the role of gravity on the position, size and temperature along the vertical and horizontal directions. At large laser detuning, one finds an unusual situation where cooling and trapping occur in the presence of a high bias magnetic field.     

Realization of a single-beam mini magneto-optical trap: A candidate for compact CPT cold atom-clocks

We have demonstrated the experimental realization of a single-beam mini magneto-optical trap of ⁸⁷Rb atoms, originally designed for a cold atom-clock with coherent population trapping (CPT). Only one beam is used as cooling, trapping and repumping beams rather than the three pairs of orthogonal beams of the standard magneto-optical trap. The core optics, which consists of a modified pyramidal funnel type mirror, a quarter-wave plate and a retroreflect mirror, is installed inside a mini titanium cubic chamber. The vacuum system, rubidium source, magnetic field coils and beam expander are designed in a compact geometry. As many as 1.1 × 10⁷ rubidium atoms are cooled and trapped, and thus the mini trap is ready for the implementation of a novel compact coherent population trapping cold atom-clock.     

2-photon ionization for efficient seeding and trapping of strontium ions

We describe an efficient way to photoionize strontium atoms in a linear radio-frequency trap. We use a 2-photon second order process to excite the autoionization resonance (4d²+5p²) ¹D₂ in neutral strontium (Sr). A doubled Ti:sapphire laser system is used at 431 nm to provide 100 fs pulses at 82 MHz. The fabrication of the laser systems for addressing the Sr⁺ transitions necessary for laser cooling and excitation of quantum jumps, vacuum system and ion trap structure are also described. With the current setup a easy and repeatable trapping of linear ion chains is readily achieved at very low Sr vapor pressures.     

用于原子干涉仪实验的锂原子的塞曼减速与磁光囚禁

为了制备适于原子干涉仪实验的低温锂原子样品,开展了锂原子的塞曼减速及与磁光阱囚禁相关的实验研究.设计并实现了一种结构紧凑的腔体内冷式多级线圈叠加的塞曼减速器,将速度小于600 m/s的7Li原子减速到60 m/s,磁光阱装载速率为5×108/s,囚禁原子数目1×109个,原子团的最低温度约为220±30μK.研究了光学黏胶中7Li原子的寿命与囚禁光频率失谐量的关系.这些结果为进一步开展7Li原子亚多普勒冷却、光势阱蒸发冷却以及原子干涉仪实验奠定了基础.