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Partial-Transfer Absorption Imaging: A versatile technique for optimal imaging of ultracold gases

Published

Author(s)

Gretchen K. Campbell, Sergio R. Muniz, Kevin Wright, Russell P. Anderson, William D. Phillips, Kristian Helmerson

Abstract

Partial-transfer absorption imaging is a tool that enables optimal imaging of atomic clouds for a wide range of optical depths. In contrast to standard absorption imaging, the technique can be minimally-destructive and can be used to obtain multiple successive images of the same sample. The technique involves transferring a small fraction of the sample from an initial internal atomic state to an auxiliary state and subsequently imaging that fraction absorptively on a cycling transition. The atoms remaining in the initial state are essentially unaected. We demonstrate the technique, discuss its applicability, and compare its performance as a minimally-destructive technique to that of phase-contrast imaging.
Citation
Review of Scientific Instruments
Volume
83

Keywords

Bose-Einstein Condensation, ultracold atoms

Citation

Campbell, G. , Muniz, S. , Wright, K. , Anderson, R. , Phillips, W. and Helmerson, K. (2012), Partial-Transfer Absorption Imaging: A versatile technique for optimal imaging of ultracold gases, Review of Scientific Instruments (Accessed March 19, 2024)
Created August 13, 2012, Updated February 19, 2017