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Building and Detecting an Optical Lattice
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Bish, Samuel Gerard
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Year and Degree
2007, Master of Science, Miami University, Physics.
Abstract
The purpose of this thesis is to trap
85
Rb atoms in an optical lattice (a series of light-shifted optical potentials), and then verify the existence of a lattice through the use of Bragg scattering. An optical lattice requires the use of a magneto-optical trap to first collect the rubidium atoms and cool them to the Doppler limit (143 µK for
85
Rb), the optical lattice is capable of cooling atoms far below the Doppler cooling limit (~10 µK). For this project we decided to start from scratch with an all new vacuum chamber, which required the construction of new magnetic coils (to cancel the Earth's magnetic field and to apply a magnetic gradient to the chamber necessary for the magneto-optical trap), as well as the use of a new method of leaking rubidium into the chamber. When we started it was necessary to overhaul the entire vacuum system and the lasers necessary to trap the atom. This thesis describes the progress achieved toward building the optical lattice.
Committee
Samir Bali (Advisor)
Subject Headings
Physics, Optics
Keywords
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OPTICAL LATTICE
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Bish, S. G. (2007).
Building and Detecting an Optical Lattice
[Master's thesis, Miami University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1186456085
APA Style (7th edition)
Bish, Samuel.
Building and Detecting an Optical Lattice.
2007. Miami University, Master's thesis.
OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center
, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1186456085.
MLA Style (8th edition)
Bish, Samuel. "Building and Detecting an Optical Lattice." Master's thesis, Miami University, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1186456085
Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)
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