10. May 2019

First glow of Ytterbium First glow of Ytterbium

First glow of ytterbium!
First glow of ytterbium! - The fuzzy white line in the photo is caused by hot Yb atoms scattering light from a 399nm beam © NQO
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We just observed the first fluorescence of Yb in the vacuum chamber of our new experiment: the fuzzy white line in the photo is caused by hot Yb atoms scattering light from a 399nm beam.  Now that we know that there is Yb vapor in our chamber, we will proceed to laser-cooling these atoms with multiple beams.