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Light Shift Measurements of Cold Rubidium Atoms using Raman Pump-Probe Spectroscopy

Souther, Nathan Jon
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1250622906

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2009, Master of Science, Miami University, Physics.
We have measured light shifts, also known as the A.C. Stark effect, in cold Rubidium atoms using pump-probe spectroscopy. The measurement was made both for atoms in a magneto optical trap (MOT) and for atoms that were in an optical molasses. We show that while the measured light shifts agree with theory for optical molasses there are additional Zeeman shifts in the MOT that the theory does not account for. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first time a careful systematic measurement has been performed in cold atoms of light shift as a function of intensity.
Samir Bali, PhD (Advisor)
Burcin Bayram, PhD (Committee Member)
James Clemens, PhD (Committee Member)
Perry Rice, PhD (Committee Member)
78 p.
Optics; Physics
light shift; A.C. Stark effect; magneto optical trap; pump-probe spectroscopy; optical molasses

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  • Souther, N. J. (2009). Light Shift Measurements of Cold Rubidium Atoms using Raman Pump-Probe Spectroscopy [Master's thesis, Miami University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1250622906

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Souther, Nathan. Light Shift Measurements of Cold Rubidium Atoms using Raman Pump-Probe Spectroscopy. 2009. Miami University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1250622906.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Souther, Nathan. "Light Shift Measurements of Cold Rubidium Atoms using Raman Pump-Probe Spectroscopy." Master's thesis, Miami University, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1250622906

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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