Compact Blackbody Radiation Atomic Sensor: Measuring Temperature using Optically Excited Atoms in Vapor Cells

Autor: La Mantia, David S., Lei, Mingxin, Prajapati, Nikunjkumar, Schlossberger, Noah, Simons, Matthew T., Holloway, Christopher L., Scherschligt, Julia, Eckel, Stephen P., Norrgard, Eric B.
Rok vydání: 2024
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Druh dokumentu: Working Paper
Popis: We demonstrate a blackbody radiation thermometer based on optically excited rubidium atoms in a vapor cell. The temperature measurement is fast, with statistical uncertainty as low as 0.1% in one second. We resolve temperature with a precision of 0.04% in the range 308 K to 344 K when averaging for several seconds. Additionally, we describe an extension to this measurement scheme where the device operates as a self-calibrated, or primary, thermometer. We make progress toward realizing a primary thermometer by demonstrating a temperature-dependent self-consistent calibration scheme, with temperature accuracy of order 1% limited by the uncertainty in atomic transition dipole matrix elements.
Databáze: arXiv