RUI: Exotic Molecules and Isotope Studies in Metastable-Atom Traps

RUI：亚稳原子陷阱中的奇异分子和同位素研究

• 批准号: 0554807
• 负责人: Matthew Walhout
• 金额: $ 15.72万
• 依托单位: Calvin University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2006
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2006-05-01 至 2010-04-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0554807&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: RUI; Exotic; Molecules; Isotope; Studies

This award supports a series of experiments with magneto-optically trapped atomic krypton that will be performed in the context of a multifaceted undergraduate research program in atomic, molecular, and optical physics at Calvin College. The primary project involves photoassociation spectroscopy of purely long-range molecular states of krypton. A secondary project is also proposed, which aims to improve the efficiency of metastable-atom sources by optimizing a previously demonstrated optical excitation technique. Both projects will build on the experimental capabilities that the PI and his undergraduate students have already developed within their institution, and they will address questions raised in the context of the PI's external collaborations. The broader impact of the program involves undergraduate education.

该奖项支持一系列磁光俘获原子氪的实验，这些实验将在卡尔文学院原子、分子和光学物理的多方面本科生研究计划的背景下进行。主要的项目包括氪的纯远程分子状态的光缔合光谱学。还提出了一个二次方案，旨在通过优化先前演示的光激发技术来提高亚稳态原子源的效率。这两个项目都将建立在PI和他的本科生已经在他们的机构内发展起来的实验能力的基础上，他们将解决在PI外部合作的背景下提出的问题。该项目的更广泛影响涉及本科教育。