Neutron storage in a magnetic field

The motion of neutrons in magnetic traps is considered for various cases of neutron polarization. The results of implementing such traps in practice and special features of experiments studying magnetic neutron storage are discussed. The problem of neutron losses during injection via magnetic valves can be solved by conjoining a magnetic trap with a converter of cold neutrons into ultracold ones or with a source of ultracold neutrons. Prospects for expanding neutron-storage experiments by invoking a correlation analysis of neutron decay and by using the transport properties of charged particles in a nonuniform magnetic field are analyzed. In such an investigation, the recording of the storage time of neutrons proper can be supplemented with the detection of decay protons and electrons and with a parallel measurement of the asymmetries of proton and electron emission with respect to the magnetic field. A set of relative measurements permits improving the accuracy of an experimental determination of the neutron lifetime and combining this determination with the determination of correlation coefficients. On this basis, it is possible to find directly the ratio of the weak-interaction constants and the constants themselves. The application of the most advanced reactor and accelerator technologies to subcritical electric nuclear devices optimized for generating cold and ultracold neutrons, along with the use of solid deuterium and superfluid helium, creates preconditions for developing a neutron plant and for launching neutron studies at accelerators. Thus, the work that has been done as a development of V.V. Vladimirsky's proposals on magnetic neutron storage is analyzed, and the potential of a further use of ultracold neutrons and magnetic devices for deploying a full-scale precision experiment to study the beta decay of polarized neutrons is demonstrated.     

High resolution photoassociation spectra of an ultracold Cs2 long-range 0u＋ （6S1/2 ＋ 6P1/2） state＊

In this paper, ultracold cesium molecules are formed through photoassociation technology, which is carried out in a magneto-optical trap. High resolution photoassociaion spectra with the rotational progressions up to J = 7 are obtained. Three rovibrational levels of the long-range 0＋ state of Cs2 below the （6S1/2 ＋ 6P1/2） dissociation limit are specifically investigated. By fitting their binding energy intervals to the non-rigid rotational model, the rotational constant of the long- range 0u＋ state is determined. A proportional dependence of the value of the rotational constant on the vibrational quantum number is demonstrated.     

Decay of an ultracold fermionic lithium gas near a Feshbach resonance

We studied the magnetic field dependence of the inelastic decay of an ultracold, optically trapped fermionic 6Li gas of different spin compositions. The spin mixture of the two lowest hyperfine states showed two decay resonances at 550 and 680 G, consistent with the predicted Feshbach resonances for elastic s-wave collisions. The observed lifetimes of several hundred ms are much longer than the expected time for Cooper pair formation and the phase transition to superfluidity in the vicinity of the Feshbach resonance.     

最优化参数控制提高超冷铯分子振转光谱的信噪比

超冷原子光缔合光谱对于研究长程分子势能结构、分子常数和分子相关动力学过程具有重要意义.光缔合光谱的信噪比作为衡量探测技术的重要指标之一,直接影响光谱的分辨能力和探测灵敏度.利用调制荧光光谱技术获得了超冷长程铯分子超精细振转光谱.通过研究解调参数,即积分时间和灵敏度,发现解调参数对光谱信号的信噪比有重要影响,且依赖关系呈非线性.结合相关实验系统,实现了对光谱信噪比的最优化控制,为进一步研究超冷铯分子长程态振转能级结构奠定了重要的实验基础.     

Xe-NH (X3∑-)体系的势能面和冷碰撞动力学研究

以超冷Xe原子感应冷却NH（X³∑^-）分子实验为背景,理论研究磁场中Xe和NH的冷碰撞动力学性质.通过从头算方法得到了解析表达的Xe-NH体系势能面,并在此基础上采用量子动力学计算方法,研究了磁场条件下NH低场追索态（n=0,m_j=1）的冷碰撞塞曼弛豫截面.结果表明超冷Xe原子感应冷却NH分子可能在实验上难以实施.     

Electron distribution function and recombination coefficient in ultracold plasma in a magnetic field

The electron distribution function and diffusion coefficient in energy space have been calculated for the first time for a weakly coupled ultracold plasma in a magnetic field in the range of magnetic fields B = 100?50000 G for various temperatures. The dependence of these characteristics on the magnetic field is analyzed and the distribution function is shown to depend on the electron energy shift in a magnetic field. The position of the “bottleneck” of the distribution function has been found to be shifted toward negative energies with increasing magnetic field. The electron velocity autocorrelators as a function of the magnetic field have been calculated; their behavior suggests that the frequency of collisions between charged particles decreases significantly with increasing magnetic field. The collisional recombination coefficient α _B has been calculated in the diffusion approximation for a weakly coupled ultracold plasma in a magnetic field. An increase in magnetic field is shown to lead to a decrease in α _B and this decrease can be several orders of magnitude.     

Condensation of pairs of fermionic atoms near a Feshbach resonance

We have observed Bose-Einstein condensation of pairs of fermionic atoms in an ultracold 6Li gas at magnetic fields above a Feshbach resonance, where no stable 6Li2 molecules would exist in vacuum. We accurately determined the position of the resonance to be 822+/-3 G. Molecular Bose-Einstein condensates were detected after a fast magnetic field ramp, which transferred pairs of atoms at close distances into bound molecules. Condensate fractions as high as 80% were obtained. The large condensate fractions are interpreted in terms of preexisting molecules which are quasistable even above the two-body Feshbach resonance due to the presence of the degenerate Fermi gas.     

Next-nearest-neighbor-tunneling-induced symmetry breaking of Hofstadter's butterfly spectrum for ultracold atoms on the honeycomb lattice

We study the spectrum of ultracold atoms on the honeycomb lattice under a constant effective magnetic field. In the tight-binding approximation, we derived the generalized Harper's equations and numerically calculate the spectrum, which has a fractal structure. For the cases with and without the next-nearest-neighbor tunneling, the graphs of spectra have different symmetries. Comparing the symmetries of the graphs of spectra, we find that next-nearest-neighbor tunneling induces symmetry breaking of the graph of spectrum.     

Accurate measurements of multiple-bond 13C-1H coupling constants from phase-sensitive 2D INEPT spectra.

Measurements of multiple-bond 13C-)H coupling constants are of great interest for the assignment of nonprotonated 13C resonances and the elucidation of molecular conformation in solution. Usually, the heteronuclear multiple-bond coupling constants were measured either by the J(CH) splittings mostly in selective 2D spectra or in 3D spectra, which are time consuming, or by the cross peak intensity analysis in 2D quantitative heteronuclear J correlation spectra (1994, G. Zhu, A. Renwick, and A. Bax, J. Magn. Reson. A 110, 257; 1994, A. Bax, G. W. Vuister, S. Grzesiek, F. Delaglio, A. C. Wang, R. Tschudin, and G. Zhu, Methods Enzymol. 239, 79.), which suffer from the accuracy problem caused by the signal-to-noise ratio and the nonpure absorptive peak patterns. Concerted incrementation of the duration for developing proton antiphase magnetization with respect to carbon-13 and the evolution time for proton chemical shift in different steps in a modified INEPT pulse sequence provides a new method for accurate measurements of heteronuclear multiple-bond coupling constants in a single 2D experiment.     

Effect of external magnetic field on the shift of resonant frequency in photoassociation of ultracold Cs atoms

We study the influence of external magnetic field on the shift of the resonant frequency in the photoassociation of ultracold Cs atoms, which are captured in a magnetically levitated optical crossed dipole trap. With the increase of the photoassociation laser intensity, the linear variation of the frequency shift is measured by recording the photoassociation spectra of the long-range 0_u~+ state of Cs molecule below the 6S_(1/2)+ 6P_(1/2) dissociation limit at different magnetic fields.The slope of the frequency shift to the intensity of the photoassociation laser exhibits a strong dependence on the external magnetic field. The experimental data is simulated with an analytic theory model, in which a single channel rectangular potential with the tunable well depth is introduced to acquire the influence of the magnetic field on the atomic behavior in the effective range where photoassociation occurs.     

Magnetic control of the interaction in ultracold K-Rb mixtures

We predict the presence of several magnetic Feshbach resonances in selected Zeeman sublevels of the isotopic pairs 40K-87Rb and 41K-87Rb at magnetic fields up to 10(3) G. Positions and widths are determined combining a new measurement of the 40K-87Rb inelastic cross section with recent experimental results on both isotopes. The possibility of driving a K-Rb mixture from the weak to the strong interacting regime tuning the applied field should allow one to achieve the optimal conditions for boson-induced Cooper pairing in a multicomponent 40K-87Rb atomic gas and for the production of ultracold polar molecules.     

Magnetic field dependence of ultracold inelastic collisions near a feshbach resonance

Inelastic collision rates for ultracold 85Rb atoms in the F = 2, m(f) = -2 state have been measured as a function of magnetic field. At 250 gauss (G), the two- and three-body loss rates were measured to be K2 = (1.87+/-0.95+/-0.19)x10(-14) cm(3)/s and K3 = (4.24(+0. 70)(-0.29)+/-0.85)x10(-25) cm(6)/s, respectively. As the magnetic field is decreased from 250 G towards a Feshbach resonance at 155 G, the inelastic rates decrease to a minimum and then increase dramatically, peaking at the Feshbach resonance. Both two- and three-body losses are important, and individual contributions have been compared with theory.     

Radio-frequency spectroscopy of weakly bound molecules in ultracold Fermi gas

We create weakly bound Feshbach molecules in ultracold Fermi gas40K by sweeping a magnetic field across a broad Feshbach resonance point 202.2 G with a rate of 20 ms/G and perform the dissociation process using radio-frequency(RF) technology. From RF spectroscopy, we obtain the binding energy of the weakly bound molecules in the vicinity of Feshbach resonance. Our measurement also shows that the number of atoms generated from the dissociation process is different at various magnetic fields with the same RF amplitude, which gives us a deeper understanding of weakly bound Feshbach molecules.     

A reciprocal magnetic trap for neutral atoms

A novel magnetic trap for confining ultracold neutral atoms in a ring is proposed. The magnetic trap is generated by a microfabricated ferromagnetic structure integrated on an “atom chip”. The structure is based on previously demonstrated fabrication techniques and is capable of creating tightly confining reciprocal traps with trap frequencies as large as 50 kHz. Also, the trap exhibits significantly smaller magnetic field inhomogeneities compared to other proposals for current-based reciprocal traps. The suitability of this trap for atom interferometry and the study of low dimensional ultracold systems is outlined.     

Cold and ultracold Rydberg atoms in strong magnetic fields

Cold Rydberg atoms exposed to strong magnetic fields possess unique properties which open the pathway for an intriguing many-body dynamics taking place in Rydberg gases, consisting of either matter or anti-matter systems. We review both the foundations and recent developments of the field in the cold and ultracold regime where trapping and cooling of Rydberg atoms have become possible. Exotic states of moving Rydberg atoms, such as giant dipole states, are discussed in detail, including their formation mechanisms in a strongly magnetized cold plasma. Inhomogeneous field configurations influence the electronic structure of Rydberg atoms, and we describe the utility of corresponding effects for achieving tightly trapped ultracold Rydberg atoms. We review recent work on large, extended cold Rydberg gases in magnetic fields and their formation in strongly magnetized ultracold plasmas through collisional recombination. Implications of these results for current antihydrogen production experiments are pointed out, and techniques for the trapping and cooling of such atoms are investigated.     

Microwave Spectroscopy of Ultracold Thulium Atoms

Magnetic fields are one of the main tools for controlling the interaction of ultracold atoms using the so-called Feshbach resonances. However, the accurate knowledge of magnetic fields within the high-vacuum chamber is significantly complicated due to the inexact knowledge of the setup geometry, the presence of magnetic parts, and other. In this paper, we demonstrate precision calibration of magnetic fields in the high-vacuum setup using microwave spectroscopy of the ground state of ultracold thulium atoms.     

Rydberg atom formation in ultracold plasmas: small energy transfer with large consequences

We present extensive Monte Carlo calculations of electron-impact-induced transitions between highly excited Rydberg states and provide accurate rate coefficients. For moderate energy changes, our calculations confirm the widely applied expressions in P. Mansbach and J. Keck [Phys. Rev. 181, 275 (1969)] but reveal strong deviations at small energy transfer. Simulations of ultracold plasmas demonstrate that these corrections significantly impact the short-time dynamics of three-body Rydberg atom formation. The improved rate coefficients yield quantitative agreement with recent ultracold plasma experiments.     

Control of Spontaneous Emission via a Single Elliptically Polarized Light in a Five-Level Atomic System

We investigate the features of the spontaneous emission spectra in a cold five-level atomic system coupled by a single elliptically polarized control field. We use wave function approach to derive the explicit and analytical expressions of atomic spontaneous emission spectra. It is shown that some interesting phenomena such as spectralline enhancement, spectral-line suppression, spectral-line narrowing, spectral-line splitting and dark fluorescence can be observed in the spectra by appropriately modulating the phase difference between the right-hand circularly (LHC) and left-hand circularly (RHC) polarized components of the elliptically polarized control field and the intensity of external magnetic field. The number of emission peaks, the positions of fluorescence-quenching points can be also controlled. Furthermore, we propose an ultracold 87Rb atomic system for experimental observation. These investigations may find applications in high-precision spectroscopy.     

Enhancement of signal-to-noise ratio of ultracold polar NaCs molecular spectra by phase locking detection

We report a method of high-sensitively detecting the weak signal in photoassociation(PA) spectra of ultracold NaCs molecules by phase sensitive-demodulated trap-loss spectra of Na atoms from a photomultiplier tube. We find that the signal-to-noise ratio(SNR) of the PA spectra is strongly dependent on the integration time and the sensitivity of the lockin amplifier, and our results show reasonable agreement with the theoretical analyses of the SNR with the demodulation parameters. Meanwhile, we investigate the effect of the interaction time of the PA laser with the colliding Na–Cs atom pairs on the SNR of the PA spectra. The atom loss rate is dependent on both the PA-induced atom loss and the loading of the MOT. The high-sensitive detection of the excited ultracold NaCs molecules lays a solid foundation for further study of the formation and application of ultracold NaCs molecules.     

Stark spectra of Rydberg states in atomic cesium in the vicinity of n=18

The Stark structures in a cesium atom around n=18 are numerically calculated. The results show that the components of 20D states with a small azimuthal quantum number |m| shift upward a lot, and those with a large |m| shift downward a little within 1100 V/cm. All components of P states shift downward. Experimental work has been performed in ultracold atomic cesium. Atoms initially in 6P3/2 state are excited to high-n Rydberg states by a polarization light perpendicular to the field, and Stark spectra with |m|=1/2,3/2,5/2 are simultaneously observed with a large linewidth for the first time. The observed spectra are analyzed in detail. The relative transition probability is calculated. The experimental results are in good agreement with our numerical computation.