中国物理B ›› 2015, Vol. 24 ›› Issue (9): 94206-094206.doi: 10.1088/1674-1056/24/9/094206

• ELECTROMAGNETISM, OPTICS, ACOUSTICS, HEAT TRANSFER, CLASSICAL MECHANICS, AND FLUID DYNAMICS • 上一篇    下一篇

Determination of the atomic density of rubidium-87

赵盟, 张凯, 陈丽清   

  1. State Key Laboratory of Precision Spectroscopy, Department of Physics, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, China
  • 收稿日期:2015-02-12 修回日期:2015-04-15 出版日期:2015-09-05 发布日期:2015-09-05
  • 基金资助:
    Project supported by the Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 11274118 and 11474095), the Innovation Program of Shanghai Municipal Education Commission of China (Grant No. 13ZZ036), and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities of China.

Determination of the atomic density of rubidium-87

Zhao Meng (赵盟), Zhang Kai (张凯), Chen Li-Qing (陈丽清)   

  1. State Key Laboratory of Precision Spectroscopy, Department of Physics, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, China
  • Received:2015-02-12 Revised:2015-04-15 Online:2015-09-05 Published:2015-09-05
  • Contact: Chen Li-Qing E-mail:lqchen@phy.ecnu.edu.cn
  • Supported by:
    Project supported by the Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 11274118 and 11474095), the Innovation Program of Shanghai Municipal Education Commission of China (Grant No. 13ZZ036), and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities of China.

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摘要： Atomic density is a basic and important parameter in quantum optics, nonlinear optics, and precision measurement. In the past few decades, several methods have been used to measure atomic density, such as thermionic effect, optical absorption, and resonance fluorescence. The main error of these experiments stemmed from depopulation of the energy level, self-absorption, and the broad bandwidth of the laser. Here we demonstrate the atomic density of 87Rb vapor in paraffin coated cell between 297 K and 334 K mainly using fluorescence measurement. Optical pumping, anti-relaxation coating, and absorption compensation approaches are used to decrease measurement error. These measurement methods are suitable for vapor temperature at dozens of degrees. The fitting function for the experimental data of 87Rb atomic density is given.

关键词: atomic density, 87Rb vapor, fluorescence, absorption compensation

Abstract: Atomic density is a basic and important parameter in quantum optics, nonlinear optics, and precision measurement. In the past few decades, several methods have been used to measure atomic density, such as thermionic effect, optical absorption, and resonance fluorescence. The main error of these experiments stemmed from depopulation of the energy level, self-absorption, and the broad bandwidth of the laser. Here we demonstrate the atomic density of 87Rb vapor in paraffin coated cell between 297 K and 334 K mainly using fluorescence measurement. Optical pumping, anti-relaxation coating, and absorption compensation approaches are used to decrease measurement error. These measurement methods are suitable for vapor temperature at dozens of degrees. The fitting function for the experimental data of 87Rb atomic density is given.

Key words: atomic density, 87Rb vapor, fluorescence, absorption compensation

中图分类号:  (Effects of atomic coherence on propagation, absorption, and Amplification of light; electromagnetically induced transparency and Absorption)

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