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IOP Publishing, New Journal of Physics, 8(12), p. 083054, 2010

DOI: 10.1088/1367-2630/12/8/083054

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Rubidium dimers in paraffin-coated cells

Journal article published in 2010 by V. M. Acosta ORCID, A. Jarmola, D. Windes, E. Corsini, M. P. Ledbetter, T. Karaulanov, M. Auzinsh, S. A. Rangwala, D. F. Jackson Kimball, D. Budker ORCID
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Abstract

Open Access ; Measurements were made to determine the density of rubidium dimer vapor in paraffin-coated cells. The number density of dimers and atoms in similar paraffin-coated and uncoated cells was measured by optical spectroscopy. Due to the relatively low melting point of paraffin, a limited temperature range of 43-80 deg C was explored, with the lower end corresponding to a dimer density of less than 10^7 cm^(-3). With one-minute integration time, a sensitivity to dimer number density of better than 10^6 cm^(-3) was achieved. No significant difference in dimer density was observed between the cells was observed.