A simple atomic beam oven with a metal thermal break

Abstract

We report the design and construction of a simple, easy to machine high-temperature oven for generating an atomic beam in laser cooling experiments. This design eliminates the problem of thermal isolation of the oven region from the rest of the vacuum system without using a glass or ceramic thermal break. This design simplifies the construction and operation of high-temperature ovens for elements having low vapor pressure. We demonstrate the functionality of such a source for Strontium (Sr) atoms. We generate a high flux of Sr atoms for use in laser cooling and trapping experiments. The optimization of the design of the metal thermal break is done using a finite element analysis.

arXiv comment5 pages,6 figures

References in corpus (9)

• Quantum Simulation of Antiferromagnetic Spin Chains in an Optical Lattice
• Systematic evaluation of an atomic clock at 2e-18 total uncertainty
• Multi-axis inertial sensing with long-time point source atom interferometry
• Rapid production of ${}^{87}$Rb BECs in a combined magnetic and optical potential
• Imaging optical frequencies with 100 $\mu$Hz precision and 1.1 $\mu$m resolution
• A compact and efficient strontium oven for laser-cooling experiments
• Effusive Atomic Oven Nozzle Design Using an Aligned Microcapillary Array
• Non-exponential decoherence and subdiffusion in atom-optics kicked rotor
• A compact atomic beam based system for Doppler-free laser spectroscopy of Strontium atoms

Cited by in corpus (1)

• Comparative analysis of recirculating and collimating cesium ovens