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

该奖项支持一系列磁光捕获原子氪的实验，这些实验将在卡尔文学院的原子，分子和光学物理学的多方面本科研究计划中进行。主要项目涉及氪的纯长程分子态的光缔合光谱学。还提出了一个次级项目，其目的是通过优化先前演示的光激发技术来提高亚稳原子源的效率。这两个项目将建立在PI和他的本科生已经在他们的机构内开发的实验能力，他们将解决PI的外部合作的背景下提出的问题。该计划的更广泛影响涉及本科教育。

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.