Norrgard E B, Barker D S, Fedchak J A, Klimov N, Scherschligt J, Eckel S
Joint Quantum Institute, National Institute of Standards and Technology and University of Maryland, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899, USA.
Sensor Sciences Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899, USA.
Rev Sci Instrum. 2018 May;89(5):056101. doi: 10.1063/1.5023906.
We demonstrate and characterize a source of Li atoms made from direct metal laser sintered titanium. The source's outgassing rate is measured to be 5(2) × 10 Pa L s at a temperature T = 330 °C, which optimizes the number of atoms loaded into a magneto-optical trap. The source loads ≈10Li atoms in the trap in ≈1 s. The loaded source weighs 700 mg and is suitable for a number of deployable sensors based on cold atoms.