Photoassociative ionization in cold rubidium

dc.contributor.authorTrachy, Marc Lawrence
dc.date.accessioned2008-05-06T14:15:34Z
dc.date.available2008-05-06T14:15:34Z
dc.date.graduationmonthMay
dc.date.issued2008-05-06T14:15:34Z
dc.date.published2008
dc.description.abstractMany people in the science community are interested in the prospect of cold molecules for such applications as quantum computing and molecular Bose-Einstein condensates. Current methods of production fall short of the requirements for such projects. Photo association is a promising technique for forming cold molecules, but is currently facing significant obstacles. By understanding the photo association process and utilizing higher excited states, it is hoped that cold molecules can be formed from more easily produced cold atoms. Photo associative Ionization (PAI) is presented as a means to study excited state molecular dynamics at large internuclear separation, including photo association. This thesis presents a number of techniques for studying PAI in cold rubidium and a number of results obtained with the techniques. Excitation pathways for the process are explored in both narrow linewidth (MHz) and ultrafast (fs), large bandwidth (20 nm) domains.
dc.description.advisorBrett D. DePaola
dc.description.degreeDoctor of Philosophy
dc.description.departmentDepartment of Physics
dc.description.levelDoctoral
dc.description.sponsorshipChemical Sciences, Geosciences, and Biosciences Division, Office of Basic Energy Sciences; Office of Science, United States Department of Energy
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2097/695
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherKansas State University
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dc.subjectPhotoassociation
dc.subjectPhotoassociative ionization
dc.subject.umiPhysics, Atomic (0748)
dc.subject.umiPhysics, Molecular (0609)
dc.subject.umiPhysics, Optics (0752)
dc.titlePhotoassociative ionization in cold rubidium
dc.typeDissertation

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