A versatile and reliably reusable ultrahigh vacuum viewport

K. J. Weatherill, J. D. Pritchard, P. F. Griffin, U. Dammalapati, C. S. Adams, E. Riis

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Abstract

We present a viewport for use in ultrahigh vacuum (UHV) based upon the preflattened solder seal design presented in earlier work [Cox et al., Rev. Sci. Instrum. 74, 3185 (2003)]. The design features significant modifications to improve long term performance. The windows have been leak tested to less than 10-10 atm cm3/s. From atom number measurements in an optical dipole trap loaded from a vapor cell magneto-optical trap inside a vacuum chamber accommodating these viewports, we measure a trap lifetime of 9.5 s suggesting a pressure of around 10-10 Torr limited by background rubidium vapor pressure. We also present a simplified design where the UHV seal is made directly to a vacuum pipe.
LanguageEnglish
Article number026105
Number of pages3
JournalReview of Scientific Instruments
Volume80
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Feb 2009

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Keywords

  • magneto-optical effects
  • radiation pressure
  • rubidium

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Weatherill, K. J. ; Pritchard, J. D. ; Griffin, P. F. ; Dammalapati, U. ; Adams, C. S. ; Riis, E. / A versatile and reliably reusable ultrahigh vacuum viewport. In: Review of Scientific Instruments. 2009 ; Vol. 80, No. 2.
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Weatherill, KJ, Pritchard, JD, Griffin, PF, Dammalapati, U, Adams, CS & Riis, E 2009, 'A versatile and reliably reusable ultrahigh vacuum viewport' Review of Scientific Instruments, vol. 80, no. 2, 026105. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3075547

A versatile and reliably reusable ultrahigh vacuum viewport. / Weatherill, K. J.; Pritchard, J. D.; Griffin, P. F.; Dammalapati, U.; Adams, C. S.; Riis, E.

In: Review of Scientific Instruments, Vol. 80, No. 2, 026105, 02.2009.

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Weatherill KJ, Pritchard JD, Griffin PF, Dammalapati U, Adams CS, Riis E. A versatile and reliably reusable ultrahigh vacuum viewport. Review of Scientific Instruments. 2009 Feb;80(2). 026105. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3075547

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