Physics – Atomic Physics
Scientific paper
2008-05-08
J. Phys. B: At. Mol. Opt. Phys. 41 155004 (2008)
Physics
Atomic Physics
18 pages, 8 figures, submitted to Journal of Physics B
Scientific paper
10.1088/0953-4075/41/15/155004
We study the Doppler-broadened absorption of a weak monochromatic probe beam in a thermal rubidium vapour cell on the D lines. A detailed model of the susceptibility is developed which takes into account the absolute linestrengths of the allowed electric dipole transitions and the motion of the atoms parallel to the probe beam. All transitions from both hyperfine levels of the ground term of both isotopes are incorporated. The absorption and refractive index as a function of frequency are expressed in terms of the complementary error function. The absolute absorption profiles are compared with experiment, and are found to be in excellent agreement provided a sufficiently weak probe beam with an intensity under one thousandth of the saturation intensity is used. The importance of hyperfine pumping for open transitions is discussed in the context of achieving the weak-probe limit. Theory and experiment show excellent agreement, with an rms error better than 0.2% for the D2 line at 16.5 degrees C.
Adams Charles S.
Ge Chang
Hughes Ifan G.
Siddons Paul
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