Lithium log

[2019.02.19]
Identified iodine transition required for stabilizing UV generation system

[2018.09.25]
BBO doubling cavity lock stable

[2018.09.06]
RF antenna Rabi freqeuncy measurement, |1> –> |2>

[2018.08.30]
RF spectroscopy – observed bound to free transition => measurement of binding energy of Feshbach molecules

[2018.08.23]
Trap spilling comparison below and above Feshbach resonance – confirmation of molecules

[2018.08.06]
Lifetime measurements

[2018.07.19]
First sight of molecular BEC

[2018.06.25]
Identified the |1> to |2> RF transition. Able to balance the spin states with RF signal

 

[2017.11.21]
Confirmed dipole trap transfer

[2017.10.05]

RF antenna frequency tuning

 

[2017.01.03]

Science cell connected. Bake shield ready. Bake initiated.

 

[2016.12.16]

Mounting table on science chamber side

[2016.05.16]
Feshbach coil cooling test and field measurement

[2016.03.17]

First Bitter-type Feshbach coil assembled

[2016.03.14]

SFG observed

[2016.03.10]

Tunable lens test

 

[2016.02.15]
First MOT

[2016.02.04]
Clear Doppler-free spectroscopy signal observed

[2015.12.03]
MOT coil field calibration

[2015.12.02]
First Item mounting assembled.

[2015.11.18]
First vacuum bake-out

[2015.11.10]
Vacuum chamber assembled

[2015.09.24]
Field measurement for Zeeman slower