Light Induced Atomic Desorption

Light Induced Atomic Desorption

Light Induced Atomic Desorption

Schematic of LIAD

Why Rubidium

Rubidium Transitions

What is a laser?

Laser Light

What is a Diode Laser?

Tuning the Laser

Tuning the Laser

Diffraction Grating

Piezoelectric Stack

Piezoelectric Stack

Operation of Piezo

Improvements to Piezo Signal

Circuit Diagram

Constructing the Circuit

Circuit Pictures

Cell Preparation

Coating the Cell

Coating the Cell

Filling the Cell

Filling the Cell

Picture of Filling Setup

Making Measurements

Setup of fluorescence measurement

Lock-In Amplifier

Lock-In Amplifier

Measuring the Fluorescence Signal

Measuring Fluorescence

Data

Data

One Possible Explanation of LIAD

Explanation of LIAD

Future Work

Acknowledgments and References