Single-Photon Atomic Cooling - Raizen Lab - The University of ...
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and monitor the necessary vacuum level in the lower-chamber. This section<br />
is necessary because both the upper and lower chambers primarily consist<br />
<strong>of</strong> glass cells, greatly restricting the number <strong>of</strong> possible connections to other<br />
vacuum components. This portion <strong>of</strong> the vacuum chamber dates back to pre-<br />
rubidium days when it was used in experiments performed with cesium. A<br />
detailed description <strong>of</strong> this vacuum chamber section can be found in several<br />
dissertations discussing those experiments [88–90] so only a brief overview will<br />
be given here.<br />
<strong>The</strong> middle chamber is a modified six-way cross with 4-1/2 ′′ CF flanges.<br />
<strong>The</strong> upper and lower flanges are connected to the upper and lower chamber<br />
respectively. <strong>The</strong> modification <strong>of</strong> this chamber involved the addition <strong>of</strong> four<br />
half-nipples, each 1-1/2 ′′ long with 2-3/4 ′′ non-rotatable CF flanges attached to<br />
one end. <strong>The</strong>se are positioned in between the original 4-1/2 ′′ ports in a plane<br />
horizontal to the ground. While this arrangement allows for eight connections<br />
to be made to this chamber (not including the connection to the upper- and<br />
lower- chambers), only four are currently in use.<br />
Attached to one 4-1/2 ′′ flange is an ion pump (Varian 919-0103) with a<br />
pumping speed rated at 75 L/s. <strong>The</strong> pump is supplied with power by a VacIon<br />
pump control unit (model 921-0062) operating at 6 kV. A titanium sublimation<br />
pump is attached to a second 4-1/2 ′′ flange. This unit has a pumping speed<br />
<strong>of</strong> 300 L/s under normal operating conditions. A hot-cathode, nude Bayard-<br />
Alpert style ion gauge is attached to one <strong>of</strong> the 2-3/4 ′′ flanges. This ion<br />
gauge operates in the 10 −3 to mid-10 −10 torr range limiting its usefulness once<br />
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