One- and two-photon spectroscopy with a test of the Kennard-Stepanov relation in high-pressure two-species xenon-noble gas mixtures

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Autori principali: Boltersdorf, Eric, Hövel, Thilo vom, Nenoff, Jeremy Andrew Morín, Vewinger, Frank, Weitz, Martin
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author Boltersdorf, Eric
Hövel, Thilo vom
Nenoff, Jeremy Andrew Morín
Vewinger, Frank
Weitz, Martin
author_facet Boltersdorf, Eric
Hövel, Thilo vom
Nenoff, Jeremy Andrew Morín
Vewinger, Frank
Weitz, Martin
contents Between the absorption and the emission spectral lineshapes of dense atomic and molecular media, such as dye solutions and alkali-noble buffer gas mixtures at high pressure, in many cases there exists a universal scaling, the Kennard-Stepanov relation, which is a manifestation of detailed balance. This relation plays a crucial role in recent Bose-Einstein condensation experiments of visible-spectral-photons in e.g.~dye-solution-filled optical microcavities. It has recently been proposed to use high-pressure xenon-noble gas mixtures as a thermalization medium for vacuum-ultraviolet regime photons, so as to extend the achievable wavelength range of such Bose-Einstein-condensed optical sources from the visible to the vacuum-ultraviolet regime. In this work, we report two-photon excitation spectroscopy measurements of ground state ($5p^6$) xenon atoms subject to up to 80bar of helium or krypton buffer gas pressure, respectively, in the 220-260nm wavelength range. The study of such two-photon spectra is of interest e.g.~for the exploration of possible pumping schemes of a future vacuum-ultraviolet photon Bose-Einstein condensate. We have also recorded absorption and emission spectra of the $5p^6 \leftrightarrow 5p^56s$ single-photon transition near 147nm wavelength of xenon atoms subject to 80bar of krypton buffer gas pressure. We find that the ratio of absorption and emission shows a Kennard-Stepanov scaling, which suggests that such gas mixtures are promising candidates as a thermalization medium for a Bose-Einstein condensate of vacuum-ultraviolet photons.
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spellingShingle One- and two-photon spectroscopy with a test of the Kennard-Stepanov relation in high-pressure two-species xenon-noble gas mixtures
Boltersdorf, Eric
Hövel, Thilo vom
Nenoff, Jeremy Andrew Morín
Vewinger, Frank
Weitz, Martin
Optics
Between the absorption and the emission spectral lineshapes of dense atomic and molecular media, such as dye solutions and alkali-noble buffer gas mixtures at high pressure, in many cases there exists a universal scaling, the Kennard-Stepanov relation, which is a manifestation of detailed balance. This relation plays a crucial role in recent Bose-Einstein condensation experiments of visible-spectral-photons in e.g.~dye-solution-filled optical microcavities. It has recently been proposed to use high-pressure xenon-noble gas mixtures as a thermalization medium for vacuum-ultraviolet regime photons, so as to extend the achievable wavelength range of such Bose-Einstein-condensed optical sources from the visible to the vacuum-ultraviolet regime. In this work, we report two-photon excitation spectroscopy measurements of ground state ($5p^6$) xenon atoms subject to up to 80bar of helium or krypton buffer gas pressure, respectively, in the 220-260nm wavelength range. The study of such two-photon spectra is of interest e.g.~for the exploration of possible pumping schemes of a future vacuum-ultraviolet photon Bose-Einstein condensate. We have also recorded absorption and emission spectra of the $5p^6 \leftrightarrow 5p^56s$ single-photon transition near 147nm wavelength of xenon atoms subject to 80bar of krypton buffer gas pressure. We find that the ratio of absorption and emission shows a Kennard-Stepanov scaling, which suggests that such gas mixtures are promising candidates as a thermalization medium for a Bose-Einstein condensate of vacuum-ultraviolet photons.
title One- and two-photon spectroscopy with a test of the Kennard-Stepanov relation in high-pressure two-species xenon-noble gas mixtures
topic Optics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.10553