Japanese Journal of Applied Physics
Spectral Profiles of the87Rb D1Line Emitted from a Spherical Electrodeless Lamp
Naimu Kuramochi, Takayoshi Matsuo, Isao Matsuda, Hitohiro Fukuyo
Abstract
Spectral profiles of the 87 Rb D 1 line (λ=794.8 nm) are observed by a Fabry-Perot interferometer for a spherical electrodeless lamp (BBL type) which contains 2.8 Torr of Kr as a starting gas. Temperature dependence of the spectral profiles is measured and the characteristics of the observed profiles such as the intensity, width and self-absorption of each hyperfine component line are discussed. From the convolution calculation, the equivalent half widths are estimated to be 1.05 GHz for the e and the f lines and 1.25 GHz for the c and the d lines when the lamp surface temperature is 80°C.