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Sawtooth wave adiabatic passage in a grating magneto-optical trap
Peter K. Elgee, Ananya Sitaram, Sara Ahanchi +4
We demonstrate sawtooth wave adiabatic passage (SWAP) in a grating magneto-optical trap (MOT) operating on the S P transition of neutral Sr. Fr…
Development of a Quantum Blackbody Thermometer toward Primary On-orbit Thermometry
Peter J. Beierle, Denis Tremblay, Noah Schlossberger +3
We present a roadmap to a deployable, intrinsically calibrated thermometer with long-term accuracy of 30 mK, exceeding existing on-orbit resistance-based thermometers. Our quantum…
Electro-optic frequency comb Doppler thermometry
Sean M. Bresler, Erin M. Adkins, Stephen P. Eckel +4
We demonstrate a Doppler thermometer based on direct optical frequency comb spectroscopy of an Rb vapor with a chirped electro-optic frequency comb (EOFC). The direct EOFC D…
Atomic and molecular systems for radiation thermometry
Stephen P. Eckel, Eric B. Norrgard, Christopher Holloway +3
Atoms and simple molecules are excellent candidates for new standards and sensors because they are both all identical and their properties are determined by the immutable laws of q…
Chirped magneto-optical trap of molybdenum
Sai Naga Manoj Paladugu, Nickolas Pilgram, Stephen Eckel +1
We have directly loaded a cryogenic beam of molybdenum atoms into a magneto-optical trap. By chirping the detuning of the trapping lasers, we were able to enhance the number of ato…
Population-resolved measurement of an avoided crossing of light-dressed states
Noah Schlossberger, Nikunjkumar Prajapati, Eric B. Norrgard +2
A two-level system coupled by a coherent field is a ubiquitous system in atomic and molecular physics. In the rotating wave approximation, the light-dressed states are well describ…