Generation of diffraction-free vectorial elliptic hollow beams with space-varying inhomogeneous polarizations

Diffraction-free vectorial elliptic hollow beams(vEHBs)are generated by an optical system composed of a short elliptic hollow fiber(EHF)and an axicon.Each beam has a closed elliptic annular intensity profile and space-varying polarization states in its diffraction-free distance of more than 1 m.The generated beams have a counter-clockwise or clockwise periodically-rotated inhomogeneous polarization.And the spin angular momentum(SAM)of the vEHBs is 1ħor-1ħwhich is consistent with the type of dual-mode in the EHF and the periodic polarization rotations of the vEHBs.The vEHBs have potential applications in optically trapping and micromanipulating the micro-or nano-particles,quantum information transmission,and Bose-Einstein condensates,etc.

Absolute density measurement of nitrogen dioxide with cavity-enhanced laser-induced fluorescence

The absolute number density of nitrogen dioxide（NO2） seeded in argon is measured with cavity-enhanced laserinduced fluorescence（CELIF） through using a pulsed laser beam for the first time. The cavity ring down（CRD） signal is acquired simultaneously and used for normalizing the LIF signal and determining the relationship between the measured CELIF signal and the NO2 number density. The minimum detectable NO2 density down to（3.6±0.1）10^8 cm^-3 is measured in 60 s of acquisition time by the CELIF method. The minimum absorption coefficient is measured to be（2.0±0.1）10^-9 cm^-1, corresponding to a noise equivalent absorption sensitivity of（2.2±0.1）10^9 cm.^-1Hz^-1/2. The experimental system demonstrated here can be further improved in its sensitivity and used for environmental monitoring of outdoor NO2 pollution.

Spectroscopic study of B^(2)Σ^(+)-X_(1)^(2)Π_(1/2) transition of electron electric dipole moment candidate PbF

PbF,a valuable candidate for measuring the electron electric dipole moment(eEDM),is of great significance in measuring its spectrum and deriving its molecular constants in experiment.In the present work,the rovibronic spectrum of the B^(2)Σ^(+)-X_(1)^(2)Π_(1/2) transition of PbF in a wavelength range of 260 nm-285 nm is studied by the laser ablation/laser induced fluorescence method.The molecular parameters of the X_(1)^(2)Π_(1/2)(v"=0)and B^(2)Σ+(v'=0,1)states are derived from the recorded spectra of the(0,0)and(1,0)bands of the B^(2)Σ+-X_(1)^(2)Π_(1/2) transition.Also,the Franck-Condon factors(FCFs)of the transitions between the B^(2)Σ+and X_(1)^(2)Π_(1/2)states are calculated by the RKR/LEVEL method and the Morse potential method,respectively.

Theoretical Calculation on Isotope Shifts of N(I)

The special mass shift coefficient and field parameter factor of four multiples,3s^4P→3p4P°,3s^4P→3p^4D°,3s^2D→5p^2D°,and 3s^2P→3p^2P°,of ^14N and ^15N were studied using the multi-configuration Dirac-Hartree-Fock method and the relativistic configuration interaction approach.The normal mass shifts,special mass shifts,field shifts,and isotope shifts of N(I)were derived from the theoretical calculated normal mass shift parameter,special mass shift parameter and field parameter factor,and compared with the reported experimental measurements and theoretical results.

Franck-Condon Factors and Band Origins for MgH in the A2П-X2∑＋ System

We measure the dispersed spectrum of the A2H-X2E＋ system of MgH using laser abla- tion/laser induced Fluorescence method and obtain the Frank-Condon factors and related transition frequencies of the A2H（v＇=0）-X2∑＋（v＂=0,1） system by analyzing the experimental spectrum. Also, we calculate the Franck-Condon factors and transition frequencies of the A2H-X2∑＋ system of MgH. A comparison of our theoretical calculation and experimental results with other reported theoretical results was carried out as well.

Formation of high-density cold molecules via electromagnetic trap

Preparation and control of cold molecules are advancing rapidly, motivated by many exciting applications ranging from tests of fundamental physics to quantum information processing. Here, we propose a trapping scheme to create high-density cold molecular samples by using a combination of electric and magnetic fields. In our theoretical analysis and numerical calculations, a typical alkaline-earth monofluoride, MgF, is used to test the feasibility of our proposal.A cold MgF molecular beam is first produced via an electrostatic Stark decelerator and then loaded into the proposed electromagnetic trap, which is composed of an anti-Helmholtz coil, an octupole, and two disk electrodes. Following that,a huge magnetic force is applied to the molecular sample at an appropriate time, which enables further compressing of the spatial distribution of the cold sample. Molecular samples with both higher number density and smaller volume are quite suitable for the laser confinement and other molecular experiments such as cold collisions in the next step.

A versatile electrostatic trap with open optical access

A versatile electrostatic trap with open optical access for cold polar molecules in weak-field-seeking state is proposed in this paper. The trap is composed of a pair of disk electrodes and a hexapole. With the help of a finite element software, the spatial distribution of the electrostatic field is calculated. The results indicate that a three-dimensional closed electrostatic trap is formed. Taking NDa molecules as an example, the dynamic process of loading and trapping is simulated. The results show that when the velocity of the molecular beam is 10 m/s and the loading time is 0.9964 ms, the maximum loading efficiency reaches 94.25% and the temperature of the trapped molecules reaches about 30.3 inK. A single well can be split into two wells, which is of significant importance to the precision measurement and interference of matter waves. This scheme, in addition, can be further miniaturized to construct one-dimensional, two-dimensional, and three-dimensional spatial electrostatic lattices.