Experiments with Supersonic Beams as a Source of Cold Atoms
Experiments with Supersonic Beams as a Source of Cold Atoms
Experiments with Supersonic Beams as a Source of Cold Atoms
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Figure 4.33: Molecular oxygen slowing data from the 64 stage coilgun. Each time-<strong>of</strong>flight<br />
curve is the average <strong>of</strong> 200 individual me<strong>as</strong>urements. The slowed curves only<br />
show the slowed portion <strong>of</strong> the beam for clarity. The time <strong>of</strong> flight signal for a beam<br />
<strong>with</strong>out firing the coils is shown in (a). The velocities <strong>of</strong> the beams shown on the<br />
left are (a) 389 m/s, (b) 242 m/s, (c) 195 m/s, (d) 155 m/s, (e) 114 m/s, and (f)<br />
83 m/s. These results are summarized in table 4.3. The figure on the right shows the<br />
entire time <strong>of</strong> flight pr<strong>of</strong>ile <strong>of</strong> the beam slowed to 114 m/s, including the perturbed<br />
initial beam. This shows how a portion <strong>of</strong> the initial beam is slowed, while the rest<br />
is relatively unchanged.<br />
Table 4.3: Final velocities (vf), simulated final velocities <strong>of</strong> the synchronous atom<br />
(vs), and coil ph<strong>as</strong>es, <strong>of</strong> the beams shown in figure 4.33.<br />
vf [m/s] vs [m/s] ph<strong>as</strong>e [degrees]<br />
(a) 389 ± 5 – –<br />
(b) 242 ± 13 243 47.8 ◦<br />
(c) 195 ± 8 195 53.7 ◦<br />
(d) 155 ± 5 156 57.7 ◦<br />
(e) 114 ± 3 114 61.2 ◦<br />
(f) 83 ± 3 84 63.2 ◦<br />
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