VUV SPECTROSCOPY OF MAGNETICALLY TRAPPED ATOMIC-HYDROGEN

被引:13
作者
LUITEN, OJ
WERIJ, HGC
REYNOLDS, MW
SETIJA, ID
HIJMANS, TW
WALRAVEN, JTM
机构
[1] Van der Waals - Zeeman Laboratorium, Universiteit van Amsterdam, Amsterdam, NL-1018 XE
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APPLIED PHYSICS B-LASERS AND OPTICS | 1994年 / 59卷 / 03期
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10.1007/BF01081399
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O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We discuss the experimental and theoretical aspects of absorption spectroscopy of cold atomic hydrogen gas in a magnetostatic trap using a pulsed narrow-band source (bandwidth almost-equal-to 100 MHz) at the Lyman-alpha wavelength (121.6 nm). A careful analysis of the measured absorption spectra enables us to determine non-destructively the temperature and the density of the trapped gas. The development of this diagnostic technique is important for future attempts to reach Bose-Einstein condensation in trapped atomic hydrogen.
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页码:311 / 319
页数:9
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