Single-Photon Atomic Cooling - Raizen Lab - The University of ...
Single-Photon Atomic Cooling - Raizen Lab - The University of ...
Single-Photon Atomic Cooling - Raizen Lab - The University of ...
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List <strong>of</strong> Figures<br />
1.1 A Two-Level Atom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6<br />
1.2 A Three-Level Atom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7<br />
1.3 One-Way-Wall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10<br />
1.4 Simple One-Way-Wall <strong>Cooling</strong> Scheme . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11<br />
1.5 One-Way-Wall <strong>Cooling</strong> Scheme in an External Potential . . . 14<br />
1.6 <strong>Cooling</strong> an <strong>Atomic</strong> Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15<br />
1.7 Reconstruction <strong>of</strong> an Initial Energy Distribution . . . . . . . . 18<br />
1.8 Trap Depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21<br />
2.1 87 Rb D2 Transition Hyperfine Structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33<br />
2.2 Vector Model <strong>of</strong> the Hyperfine Interation . . . . . . . . . . . . 35<br />
2.3 Zeeman Spitting <strong>of</strong> the F = 1 Hyperfine Manifold . . . . . . . 39<br />
2.4 Magnetic Field from a Circular Loop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42<br />
2.5 Magnitude <strong>of</strong> the Magnetic Field Produced by the Anti-Helmholtz<br />
Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43<br />
2.6 Ensemble <strong>of</strong> Two-Level Atoms Interacting with a Monochromatic<br />
Field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50<br />
2.7 Geometry <strong>of</strong> Optical Molasses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56<br />
2.8 Optical Molasses in 1-D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57<br />
2.9 Sisyphus <strong>Cooling</strong> Effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61<br />
2.10 Magneto-Optical Trap Geometry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65<br />
2.11 1-D MOT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66<br />
2.12 Decay Mode Branching Ratios from the |F ′ = 1,mF = 1〉 State 71<br />
2.13 <strong>The</strong> Doppler Effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74<br />
2.14 Typical Saturation Absorption Spectroscopy Layout . . . . . . 75<br />
2.15 Saturation Absorption Spectroscopy: Two-Level Atom . . . . 76<br />
2.16 Cross-over Resonance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77<br />
2.17 Laser Frequency Locking Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78<br />
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