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Figure 3.25: Vertical probe beam path. <strong>The</strong> vertical probe beam passes<br />

through a lens and then combines with the push beam with a PBSC. Both<br />

beams are directed downwards through the differential pumping tube. After<br />

passing through the atomic sample <strong>of</strong> interest the vertical probe beam is<br />

directed towards the imaging optics and CCD camera.<br />

the PBSC, the vertical probe beam passes through a 175 mm lens which in<br />

conjunction with a mirror focuses and directs this beam vertically downward<br />

through the differential pumping tube. <strong>The</strong> beam expands in the differential<br />

pumping tube and has a waist <strong>of</strong> approximately 15 mm at the location <strong>of</strong> the<br />

atoms. After passing through the atomic cloud the beam is directed to a CCD<br />

camera where it is imaged with an objective lens giving a magnification factor<br />

<strong>of</strong> 4.33×. <strong>The</strong> CCD camera used is an Alta U47+ manufactured by Apogee<br />

Instruments, Inc. This camera consists <strong>of</strong> a 1024×1024 pixel array (each pixel<br />

is 13µm square) cooled with a TEC to −20 ◦ C to reduce dark counts.<br />

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