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Voltage<br />

a b c d e f<br />

Frequency<br />

Figure 3.9: <strong>The</strong> MOT saturated absorption spectroscopy dispersive signal.<br />

<strong>The</strong> real and cross-over transitions corresponding to each dispersive lineshape<br />

are as follows: a)F = 2 → F ′ = 1 b)F = 2 → F ′ = 1/2 c)F = 2 → F ′ = 2<br />

d)F = 2 → F ′ = 1/3 e)F = 2 → F ′ = 2/3 f)F = 2 → F ′ = 3.<br />

put is not at the F = 2 → F ′ = 3 transition frequency, which is needed for the<br />

operation <strong>of</strong> the MOT. <strong>The</strong> AOM which initially picked <strong>of</strong>f the small portion<br />

<strong>of</strong> the beam sent to the saturation absorption spectroscopy setup shifted the<br />

beam up by 103 MHz. Because the probe beam was shifted up by 88 MHz<br />

the spectrum obtained corresponded to atoms shifted by 44 MHz so the MOT<br />

master laser output is therefore shifted 147 MHz to the red <strong>of</strong> the F = 2 → 2/3<br />

cross-over resonance transition frequency. <strong>The</strong> F = 2 → 2/3 cross-over res-<br />

onance transition frequency is 133 MHz to the red <strong>of</strong> the F = 2 → F ′ = 3<br />

transition so the MOT master output is 280 MHz to the red <strong>of</strong> this transition.<br />

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