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.     

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     

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     

Laser Cooling and Trapping of Sodium Atoms in Magneto-optical Trap

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单原子冷却及光学操控的实验进展

文章综述了基于原子冷却与俘获的单原子制备及其光学操控的基本实验原理及实验进展,并介绍了单原子制备及光学操控在量子寄存器、单光子源、原子－光子纠缠等方面的应用,简述了文章作者所在研究小组在单原子制备和光学操控方面的实验进展.     

Laser cooling and trapping of ytterbium atoms

The experiments on the laser cooling and trapping of ytterbium atoms are reported, including the two-dimensional transversal cooling, longitudinal velocity Zeeman deceleration, and a magneto-optical trap with a broadband transition at a wavelength of 399 nm. The magnetic field distributions along the axis of a Zeeman slower were measured and in a good agreement with the calculated results. Cold ytterbium atoms were produced with a number of about 10⁷ and a temperature of a few milli-Kelvin. In addition, using a 556-nm laser, the excitations of cold ytterbium atoms at ¹S₀-³P₁ transition were observed. The ytterbium atoms will be further cooled in a 556-nm magneto-optical trap and loaded into a three-dimensional optical lattice to make an ytterbium optical clock.      

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     

中性汞原子磁光阱装载率的优化

量子投影噪声是影响光晶格钟的一个重要参数,提高磁光阱中装载率有利于降低量子投影噪声,可提升光晶格钟的性能.针对实验所用的汞原子单腔磁光阱,本文分析并计算了磁光阱中汞原子受力情况和一维运动规律,在此基础上用随机数方法对磁光阱中汞原子三维装载进行了数值计算,获得了磁光阱中的稳态原子数,研究了磁光阱的冷却激光的光强、失谐量以及磁场梯度等参数对稳态原子数的影响,得出了获得最优装载率的实验参数.涉及的计算方法和结论对汞原子光晶格钟的实验设计具有参考价值.     

锶原子Doppler冷却中再抽运光对原子俘获影响的理论和实验研究

本文主要研究锶原子光钟Doppler冷却过程中再抽运光对俘获冷原子参数的影响,实验上测得再抽运光光强和失谐跟所俘获原子数目的关系,并且测得了在同时注入再抽运光707 nm和679 nm后使俘获冷原子的数目提高了17倍,分析了再抽运光的失谐对俘获原子数目的影响,测得了再抽运光707 nm在失谐5 MHz的情况下俘获原子数目的波动小于3‰. 关键词： 光频标 激光冷却与俘获 原子俘获率     

Forces exerted on atoms by stochastic laser fields

We present analytical results and numerical simulations for the force exerted on moving atoms in the fields of two counterpropagating waves whose amplitudes or phases are described as stochastic processes. We assume that one field repeats the other with some delay, as would occur when the two fields derive from a common source through a beam splitter and mirrors. We show that, just as with the force exerted by the field of two counterpropagating sequences of π-pulses, or two counterpropagating bichromatic or frequency-modulated waves, the force on an atom in counterpropagating stochastic waves may considerably exceed the force exerted by the field of a single running wave. For comparison we also discuss the interaction of an atom with two counterpropagating waves when one of them is monochromatic and the other one has a stochastic phase. In this case the force substantially exceeds the force exerted by the field of a single running wave but appreciably smaller then the radiative force in the counterpropagating waves in which one field repeats the other with some delay.     

单原子冷却及光学操控的实验进展

文章综述了基于原子冷却与俘获的单原子制备及其光学操控的基本实验原理及实验进展,并介绍了单原子制备及光学操控在量子寄存器、单光子源、原子-光子纠缠等方面的应用,简述了文章作者所在研究小组在单原子制备和光学操控方面的实验进展.     

Absorption spectroscopy of cold caesium atoms confined in a magneto-optical trap

Absorption spectra of cold caesium atoms confined in a magneto-optical trap are measured around D_2 line at 852nm with a weak probe beam. Absorption reduction dip due to electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT) effect induced by the cooling/trapping field in a V-type three-level system and a gain peak near the cycling transition are clearly observed. Several mechanisms mixed with EIT effect in a normal V-type three-level system are briefly discussed. A simple theoretical analysis based on a dressed-state model is presented for interpretation of the absorption spectra.     

可操控二种冷原子或冷分子样品的光学双阱新方案及其实验研究

提出了一种构建可囚禁与操控二种冷原子或冷分子样品的光学双阱的新方案,该方案采用常用的液晶空间光调制器作为分光器件,分光调制函数类似二元相位光栅;对提出的方案进行了模拟实验研究,并研究了从光学双阱到单阱的双向演化过程,该光学双阱的模拟实验结果表明与理论方案相符,双阱的操控性好,有利于二种不同的冷原子或冷分子样品的装载与操控等相关实验研究. 关键词： 原子光学 原子分子囚禁 液晶空间光相位调制器 光学双阱     

多模光场与二能级原子相互作用的纠缠交换与保持

利用全量子理论，研究了M个二能级原子分别与M个多模光场依赖于强度耦合的相互作用过程.结果表明，控制原子穿越腔场的时间，能够实现量子纠缠信息的传递与保持，即t₁=π/(2λ)时，原子和腔场中的纠缠态可以相互交换，其结果利用数值计算原子纠缠度得以证明；当t₂=π/λ时，原子和腔场中的纠缠态可以各自保持.     

用短程飞行时间吸收谱对铯磁光阱中冷原子温度的测量

介绍采用短程飞行时间吸收谱测量铯原子磁光阱(MOT) 中冷原子温度的基本原理及实验实现.与通常的飞行时间方法不同，采用短程飞行时间吸收谱来测量MOT 中冷原子云的温度.在MOT 区域正下方若干毫米处入射一束圆柱状共振探测光束(实验中对于h=3mm，5mm，8mm的情况均作了研究)，释放冷原子云，在其膨胀和自由下落过程中穿过探测光束，即可由光电探测器测得飞行时间吸收谱，由此推得MOT中冷原子的温度. 关键词： 磁光阱 冷原子 飞行时间 短程飞行时间 铯原子     

Cold collisions in strong laser fields: partial wave analysis of magnesium collisions

We have developed Monte Carlo wave function simulation schemes to study cold collisions between magnesium atoms in a strong red-detuned laser field. In order to address the strong-field problem, we extend the Monte Carlo wave function framework to include the partial wave structure of the three-dimensional system. The average heating rate due to radiative collisions is calculated with two different simulation schemes which are described in detail. We show that the results of the two methods agree and give estimates for the radiative collision heating rate for ²⁴Mg atoms in a magneto-optical trap based on the ¹S₀–¹P₁ atomic laser cooling transition.     

一维σ^＋—σ^—冷却光和再抽运光对多能级钠原子作用研究

表述了包含钠２４个磁能级的原子在一维σ＾＋－σ＾－冷却光和再抽运光中各磁子能级粒子分布随时间变化的公式及多普勒冷却力，计算并讨论了不同冷却光失谱情况，不同抽抽运光强和失谐情况下原子的多普勒冷却力的上能级粒子数占基态总粒子数的比例Ｐ（ｖ）随速度的变化，该模型的计算结果能解释在磁光陷阱（ＭＯＴ）实验中的现象和和为磁光陷阱实验选择参数时的参考。     

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     

Multistability in the laser cooling of atomic beams

Summary We describe the interaction of a beam of two-level atoms with multiple laser beams propagating in the opposite direction. The lasers are frequency-chirped in order to remain close to resonance and they continuously decelerate the atoms by radiation pressure. In a deterministic treatment, the average atomic velocity exhibits multistability cycles as a function of the chirping rate. A statistical (Fokker-Planck) treatment shows the corresponding splitting of the atomic velocity distribution into well-separate, quasi-monokinetic bunches of atoms. In the laboratory reference frame, multistability shows up through the increasingly decelerated motion of these atomic bunches. Analytical results are presented, as well as numerical simulations for a beam of cesium atoms, both in the laboratory frame and in the non-inertial frame. The conditions for the observation of multiple cooling with frequency-chirped lasers are discussed. A comparison with standard chirped cooling is outlined. Possible applications are indicated.     

The influence of divergence angle on the deposition of neutral chromium atoms using a laser standing wave

The characteristics of neutral chromium atoms in the standing wave field are discussed.Based on a semi-classical model,the motion equation of neutral atoms in the laser standing wave field is analyzed,and the trajectories of the atoms are obtained by simulations with the different divergence angles of the atomic beam.The simulation results show that the full width at half maximum(FWHM) of the stripe is 2.75 nm and the contrast is 38.5:1 when the divergence angle equals 0 mrad,the FWHM is 24.1 nm and the contrast is 6.8:1 when the divergence angle equals 0.2 mrad and the FWHMs are 58.6 and 137.8 nm,and the contrasts are 3.3:1 and 1.6:1 when the divergence angles equal 0.5 and 1.0 mrad,respectively.