Towards Ultracold Strontium Atoms
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- Ultracold atoms give physicists a system dominated by quantum mechanical effects with considerable experimental control, and as such are used for quantum simulation and precision measurement experiments. In order to get atoms down to ultracold temperatures (nanokelvin), many different techniques and stages are required. In this thesis, we present two different developments towards obtaining ultracold strontium for precision measurement purposes. We frequency lock three lasers used in the laser cooling process to a strontium cell. We explore painted potential evaporative cooling techniques and calculate the micromotion for different modulation frequencies.
Description
| Type of resource | text |
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| Date created | June 2018 |
Creators/Contributors
| Author | Spar, Benjamin |
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| Degree granting institution | Stanford University, Department of Physics |
| Primary advisor | Hogan, Jason |
| Advisor | Hollberg, Leo |
Subjects
| Subject | AMO |
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| Subject | Physics |
| Subject | Quantum |
| Subject | Ultracold |
| Subject | Strontium |
| Genre | Thesis |
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- Spar, Benjamin. (2018). Towards Ultracold Strontium Atoms. Stanford Digital Repository. Available at: https://purl.stanford.edu/bw394tj2396
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Undergraduate Theses, Department of Physics
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