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We discuss the experimental and theoretical aspects of absorption spectroscopy of cold atomic hydrogen gas in a magnetostatic trap using a pulsed narrow-band source (bandwidth ≈ 100 MHz) at the Lyman-α wavelength (121.6 nm). A careful analysis of the measured absorption spectra enables us to determine non-destructively the temperature and the density of the trapped gas. The development of this diagnostic technique is important for future attempts to reach Bose-Einstein condensation in trapped atomic hydrogen.
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Luiten, O.J., Werij, H.G.C., Reynolds, M.W. et al. VUV spectroscopy of magnetically trapped atomic hydrogen. Appl. Phys. B 59, 311–319 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01081399
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