Keywords
vapor cell, spectroscopy, dual-chamber, temperature
Abstract
We have demonstrated a high-temperature vapor cell for absorption spectroscopy on the Ca intercombination line. The cell uses a dual-chamber design to achieve the high temperatures necessary for an optically dense vapor while avoiding the necessity of high-temperature vacuum valves and glass-to-metal seals. We have observed over 50% absorption in a single pass through the cell. Although pressure broadening in the cell prevented us from performing saturated-absorption spectroscopy, the broadening resulted in higher signal-to-noise ratios by allowing us to probe the atoms with intensities much greater than the 0.2µW/cm2 saturation intensity of the unbroadened transition. The techniques presented in this article could easily be applied to study other transitions in a variety of atomic species.
Original Publication Citation
Erickson, Christopher J., Brian Neyenhuis, and Dallin S. Durfee."High-temperature calcium vapor cell for spectroscopy on the 4s[sup 2] [sup 1]S[sub ]-4s4p [sup 3]P[sub 1] intercombination line." Review of Scientific Instruments 76 (25).
BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Erickson, Christopher J.; Neyenhuis, Brian; and Durfee, Dallin S., "High-temperature calcium vapor cell for spectroscopy on the 4s2 1S0-4s4p 3P1 intercombination line" (2005). Faculty Publications. 330.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/facpub/330
Document Type
Peer-Reviewed Article
Publication Date
2005-12-27
Permanent URL
http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/1303
Publisher
AIP
Language
English
College
Physical and Mathematical Sciences
Department
Physics and Astronomy
Copyright Status
© 2005 American Institute of Physics. This article may be downloaded for personal use only. Any other use requires prior permission of the author and the American Institute of Physics. The following article appeared in The Journal of Chemical Physics and may be found at http://link.aip.org/link/?RSINAK/76/123110/1
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