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基于锂冷原子的超高真空分压力测量研究

Ultra-High Vacuum Partial Pressure Measurement Based on Lithium Cold Atoms

  • 摘要: 现有冷原子超高真空(UHV)、极高真空(XHV)实验测量与理论研究多集中于单一气体环境,对于多组分混合气体分压力的系统性研究较少。冷原子的碰撞损失受原子种类、温度、气体种类等的影响,在同一测试环境下不同气体造成的冷原子损失不同,理论上可以利用这种差异进行分压力测量,且有望弥补真空质谱计在超高/极高真空环境分压力精确测量中灵敏度、精度等性能的不足。本文首先提出了利用冷原子碰撞损失率系数的气体差异性计算混合气体分压力的理论假设与实验方法;之后利用磁光阱(Magneto-Optical Trap)中捕获的7Li冷原子的损失计算H2-He混合气体的分压力,将此值与真空质谱计测得的分压力进行对比,其中对He分压力测量的相对偏差最大,为34.4%,进而分析了压力测量不确定度,发现相对偏差较大的原因可能是测量理论、实验测量装置系统不完备等;最后,讨论了基于冷原子的分压力测量方法的局限性和未来研究内容。

     

    Abstract: Existing cold atom ultra-high vacuum (UHV) and extreme high vacuum (XHV) experimental measurements and theoretical research are mostly focused on a single gas environment, and there is little systematic research on the partial pressure of multi-component mixed gases. The collisional loss of cold atoms is influenced by factors such as atomic species, temperature, and gas types, with different gases causing varying degrees of cold atom loss under the same testing conditions. Theoretically, this difference can be utilized for partial pressure measurements. It is expected to compensate for the deficiencies in sensitivity, accuracy, and other performance aspects of vacuum mass spectrometers in the precise measurement of ultra-high/extra-high vacuum environments. This paper first proposes a theoretical hypothesis and experimental method for calculating the partial pressures of mixed gases based on the gas-specific differences in cold atom collisional loss rates. Subsequently, the partial pressures of an H2-He gas mixture were calculated using the loss of 7Li cold atoms trapped in a magneto-optical trap, and these values were compared with the partial pressure measured by the vacuum mass spectrometer, where the relative deviation of the He partial pressure measurement was the largest, at 34.4%. Then the uncertainty of pressure measurement was analyzed, and it was found that the reason for the large relative deviation may be the incompleteness of measurement theory and experimental measurement system. Finally, the limitations of the partial pressure measurement method based on cold atoms and the direction of future research were discussed.

     

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