2012/09/15 by Tadas Pyragius, Pyragius, Tadas
Decision Sciences · Engineering · Physics and Astronomy · #Advanced Measurement and Metrology Techniques #Experimental and Theoretical Physics Studies #FOS: Physical sciences #Instrumentation and Detectors (physics.ins-det) #Optics (physics.optics) #Scientific Measurement and Uncertainty Evaluation #physics.ins-det #physics.optics
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1209.3408
28 pages, 20 figures
openalex publication_date 2012/09/15 · arxiv created 2012/09/19 · arxiv updated 2012/09/20 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
In this report I attempt to outline the process of developing and building an absorption imaging system capable of imaging ultracold atoms. In the theory section I will discuss the elements required to estimate the atom number and derive the equations required to determine the temperature of the atom cloud. I will outline the general features of a microscopic - two lens imaging setup via the principles of geometric optics. A discussion of optical design process and its features will be carried out with an example on absorption imaging. The essence of basic optical design process will be given.