Showing papers by "Alok Chakrabarti published in 2017"

The blue light indicator in rubidium 5S–5P–5D cascade excitation

Abstract: The cascade system has played an important role in contemporary research areas related to fields like Rydberg excitation, four wave mixing and non-classical light generation, etc. Depending on the specific objective, co or counter propagating pump–probe laser experimental geometry is followed. However, the stepwise excitation of atoms to states higher than the first excited state deals with increasingly much fewer number of atoms even compared to the population at first excited level. Hence, one needs a practical indicator to study the complex photon–atom interaction of the cascade system. Here, we experimentally analyze the case of rubidium 5S → 5P → 5D as a specimen of two-step excitation and highlight the efficacy of monitoring one branch, which emits ~420 nm, of associated cascade decay route 5D → 6P → 5S, as an effective monitor of the coherence in the system.

Physics design of rod type proton Radio Frequency Quadrupole linac

Abstract: A Radio Frequency Quadrupole (RFQ) linac delivering 800 keV, 5 mA protons has been designed. It is envisaged as first injector of the proton driver that will be used for production of proton-rich radioactive beams in the proposed ANURIB facility. The option of rod-type structure at frequency of 80 MHz has been chosen owing to ease of mechanical fabrications and to avoid detrimental nearby dipole modes present in vane type structure. Optimization of parameters has been carried out for a viable length and power of RFQ in order to avoid any infrastructural complexity. Conventional method of keeping focusing factor and vane voltage constant along the length of RFQ has been adopted. Results of detailed beam dynamics and RF structure design, space charge induced effects and corroborative particle tracking with realistic 3D fields of modulated vane has been presented.

Non-contact control of two-photon absorption

Abstract: In this experimental work, we address the issue of the control of two-photon absorption in a Doppler broadened medium of Rb85 atoms under the ladder level coupling 5S1/2→5P3/2→5D3/2. Here, suppression and enhancement of two-photon absorption are executed by applying an auxiliary laser beam, which is not physically propagating in the same line of the pump-probe combination. Instead, the auxiliary beam, which is in resonance with the Rb85 D2 transition, is at a finite distance from the line of propagation of the pump-probe combination. The resonant auxiliary beam produces an atomic beam in the vapor cell, and when it reaches the pump-probe path, it creates an asymmetry in the population of ground state hyperfine components. This asymmetry is responsible for controlling two-photon absorption. We present here results obtained by us along with a qualitative explanation of the physical principles behind the control mechanism.

Decay measurements of 43K(β−)43Ca by HRS and TAS

Abstract: In this work, decay spectroscopy of neutron-rich 43 K has been performed at the Radioactive Ion Beam (RIB) facility at Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre (VECC), Kolkata by producing it with an 18-MeV alpha beam on 40 Ar gas target. The beam was delivered from the K130 Cyclotron and the gas jet recoil transport system was used to move the products to a low-background site. The β-feeding intensities were measured by both high resolution γ-ray spectroscopy and total absorption γ-ray spectroscopy methods in order to address mainly the anomalies (if any) in the feeding to ΔJ ≥ 1 levels reported earlier. The decay half-life of 43 K was also measured to be 22.4(1) hrs.

Radioactive ion beams of 111In using ECR plasma sputtering method.

Abstract: Radioactive ion beams of 111In (indium-111, half-life 2.8 days) have been produced using the plasma sputtering method in an electron cyclotron resonance (ECR) ion source at the Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre RIB facility. Indium isotopes were first produced by bombarding a natural silver target with a 32 MeV, 40 μA alpha particle beam from the K-130 cyclotron. After radio-chemical separation, about 25 mCi In-chloride was deposited on an aluminum electrode and inserted in the plasma chamber of the ECR. Indium ions produced by ion induced sputtering in the plasma were extracted from the ion source, isotopically separated, and a pure 111In beam was measured at the focal plane of the separator. The measured 111In beam intensity was 2.67 × 105 particles/s for a beam energy of 5 keV.

Commissioning of the 10MeV Electron Injector Cryomodule for VECC at TRIUMF

Abstract: TRIUMF (Vancouver) and VECC (Kolkata) have been engaged in a collaboration on superconducting electron linacs since 2008. The motivation for the collaboration is to support initiatives at both labs, ARIEL at TRIUMF and ANURIB at VECC, to augment the respective radioactive ion beam (RIB) programs with the addition of a high intensity electron linac driver to produce RIBs through photo-fission. Final design goals are 50MeV and 10mA/3mA at TRIUMF/VECC respectively. Recently the VECC 10MeV injector cryomodule (ICM) was commissioned with beam. A summary of the ICM design and results of the commissioning are presented.

Longitudinal bunch length measurement of RFQ beam using in-house developed detector system

Abstract: We report here the bunch width measurement of 98keV/u ion beam accelerated through a 3.4 m long 37.8 MHz Radio Frequency Quadruple (RFQ) linac using a minimally interceptive approach. The detector system for this measurement has been indigenously developed and is based on secondary electron emission from tungsten filament on being hit by ion beam, followed by a capacitive loaded helical resonator cavity. A Channeltron Electron Multiplier (CEM) detector is used for detection of electrons. The design, development and optimization of various parameters of bunch width detector system along with its deflector cavity applicable in the low frequency regime (few tens of MHz) have been discussed. The measured bunch profile of accelerated Nitrogen beam from RFQ is in close agreement with the estimated profile obtained via simulation.