Chinese Journal of Quantum Electronics, Volume. 34, Issue 1, 36(2017)
Cold atom temperature estimate based on Raman pump-probe spectroscopy
A scheme is proposed to obtain the cold atom temperature by using atomic absorption spectrometry obtained based on Raman pump-probe technique, and the proposed scheme is applied to the magneto-optical trap of 85Rb atoms. In experiment, the stimulated Raman transition of atoms occurs as the trapping and probe lasers interact with the cold atoms simultaneously. Dispersion-like peaks of sub-natural linewidth are generated. By fitting the dispersion-like peaks with theoretical model, the temperature of trapped cold 85Rb atoms is estimated, which is about 230 μK. Compared with the time-of-flight measurement method, the scheme provides a relatively simple method to estimate cold atom temperature.
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CHENG Yong, TAN Zheng, WANG Jin, ZHAN Mingsheng. Cold atom temperature estimate based on Raman pump-probe spectroscopy[J]. Chinese Journal of Quantum Electronics, 2017, 34(1): 36
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Received: Oct. 19, 2015
Accepted: --
Published Online: Feb. 9, 2017
The Author Email: Yong CHENG (ycheng@wipm.ac.cn)