Rubidium dimers in paraffin-coated cells
Atomic Physics
2015-03-17 v2 Quantum Physics
Abstract
Measurements were made to determine the density of rubidium dimer vapor in paraffin-coated cells. The number density of dimers and atoms in similar paraffin-coated and uncoated cells was measured by optical spectroscopy. Due to the relatively low melting point of paraffin, a limited temperature range of 43-80 deg C was explored, with the lower end corresponding to a dimer density of less than 10^7 cm^(-3). With one-minute integration time, a sensitivity to dimer number density of better than 10^6 cm^(-3) was achieved. No significant difference in dimer density was observed between the cells.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1005.0215,
title = {Rubidium dimers in paraffin-coated cells},
author = {V. M. Acosta and A. Jarmola and D. Windes and E. Corsini and M. P. Ledbetter and T. Karaulanov and M. Auzinsh and S. A. Rangwala and D. F. Jackson Kimball and D. Budker},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1005.0215},
year = {2015}
}
Comments
5 pages, 2 figures, edited intro and minor misprints. To appear in NJP