Speaker
Michael Kossin
(TRIUMF)
Description
We have measured the Stark shift of the 5s$\rightarrow$6s transition in rubidium using two-photon spectroscopy. The Rb atoms are held in a magneto-optical trap (MOT) at the center of two optically-transparent field plates providing unhindered optical access for the MOT beams. The Stark shift was determined for electric fields from 0.350 kV/cm to 5.249 kV/cm. The 993 nm spectroscopy laser was referenced with a Pound-Drever-Hall frequency offset lock to a ULE cavity with a frequency stability better than 200 kHz/day. We will present the results of these measurements and compare them to theory from literature.
Primary authors
Michael Kossin
(TRIUMF)
Mukut Kalita
(Triumf)
Mr
Timothy Hucko
(University of Manitoba, TRIUMF)
Prof.
Luis Orozco
(University of Maryland, College Park)
Dr
Alexandre Gorelov
(TRIUMF)
Mr
Austin DeHart
(TRIUMF)
Gerald Gwinner
(University of Manitoba)
Dr
Matthew Pearson
(TRIUMF)
