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Characterization of Alkali Metal Dispensers and Non-Evaporable Getter Pumps in Ultra-High Vacuum Systems for Cold Atomic Sensors
A glass ultrahigh vacuum chamber with rubidium alkali metal dispensers and
non-evaporable getter pumps has been developed and used to create a cold atomic
sample in a chamber that operates with only passive vacuum pumps. The ion-mass
spectrum of evaporated gases from the alkali metal dispenser has been recorded
as a function of dispenser current. The efficacy of the non-evaporable getter
pumps in promoting and maintaining vacuum has been characterized by observation
of the Rb vapor optical absorption on the D2 transition at 780 nm and vacuum
chamber pressure rate of rise tests. We have demonstrated a sample of
laser-cooled Rb atoms in this chamber when isolated and operating without
active vacuum pumps