33 research outputs found
High-Spatial-Resolution Monitoring of Strong Magnetic Field using Rb vapor Nanometric-Thin Cell
We have implemented the so-called -Zeeman technique (LZT) to
investigate individual hyperfine transitions between Zeeman sublevels of the Rb
atoms in a strong external magnetic field in the range of G
(recently it was established that LZT is very convenient for the range of G). Atoms are confined in a nanometric thin cell (NTC) with the thickness
, where is the resonant wavelength 794 nm for Rb
line. Narrow velocity selective optical pumping (VSOP) resonances in the
transmission spectrum of the NTC are split into several components in a
magnetic field with the frequency positions and transition probabilities
depending on the -field. Possible applications are described, such as
magnetometers with nanometric local spatial resolution and tunable atomic
frequency references.Comment: 12 page
Complete hyperfine Paschen-Back regime at relatively small magnetic fields realized in Potassium nano-cell
A one-dimensional nano-metric-thin cell (NC) filled with potassium metal has
been built and used to study optical atomic transitions in external magnetic
fields. These studies benefit from the remarkable features of the NC allowing
one to use - and -methods for effective investigations of
individual transitions of the K D_1 line. The methods are based on strong
narrowing of the absorption spectrum of the atomic column of thickness L equal
to and to (with \lambda = 770\un{nm} being the resonant
laser radiation wavelength). In particular, for a -polarized radiation
excitation the -method allows us to resolve eight atomic transitions
(in two groups of four atomic transitions) and to reveal two remarkable
transitions that we call Guiding Transitions (GT). The probabilities of all
other transitions inside the group (as well as the frequency slope versus
magnetic field) tend to the probability and to the slope of GT. Note that for
circular polarization there is one group of four transitions and GT do not
exist. Among eight transitions there are also two transitions (forbidden for
= 0) with the probabilities undergoing strong modification under the
influence of magnetic fields. Practically the complete hyperfine Paschen-Back
regime is observed at relatively low (\sim 1\un{kG}) magnetic fields. Note
that for K line GT are absent. Theoretical models describe the experiment
very well.Comment: 6 page
Giant modification of atomic transitions probabilities induced by magnetic field: forbidden transitions become predominant
Magnetic field-induced giant modification of probabilities for seven
components of 6S1/2 (Fg=3) - 6P3/2 (Fe=5) transition of Cs D2 line forbidden by
selection rules is observed experimentally for the first time. For the case of
excitation with circularly-polarized laser radiation, the probability of
Fg=3,mF=-3 - Fe=5,mF=-2 transition becomes the largest among 25 transitions of
Fg=3 - Fe=2,3,4,5 group in a wide range of magnetic field 200 - 3200 G.
Moreover, the modification is the largest among D2 lines of alkali metals. A
half-wave-thick cell (length along the beam propagation axis L=426 nm) filled
with Cs has been used in order to achieve sub-Doppler resolution which allows
for separating the large number of atomic transitions that appear in the
absorption spectrum when an external magnetic field is applied. For B > 3 kG
the group of seven transitions Fg=3 - Fe=5 is completely resolved and is
located at the high frequency wing of Fg=3 - Fe=2,3,4 transitions. The applied
theoretical model very well describes the experimental curves.Comment: 7 pages, 8 figure
Optical magnetometer with submicron spatial resolution based on Rb vapors
Hakhumyan, G. T.International audienceIt is shown experimentally that use of fluorescence and transmission spectra obtained from nanocells with the thickness of column of rubidium atomic vapor L = lambda/2 and L = lambda, respectively (lambda = 794 nm is the wavelength of laser radiation close to resonance with D (1)-line transition of Rb atoms), by means of a narrowband diode laser allows spectral separation and study of variations of probabilities of atomic transitions between ground and excited states of hfs of D (1) lines of Rb-85 and Rb-87 atoms in the range of magnetic fields from 10 to 5000 G. Small thickness of atomic vapor column (similar to 390 nm and similar to 794 nm) allows applying permanent magnets simplifying essentially creation of strong magnetic fields. Advantages of this technique are discussed as compared with the technique of saturated absorption. The obtained results show that a nanocell with submicrom thickness of vapor column may serve as a basis for designing a magnetometer with submicron local spatial resolution which is important in case of measuring strongly inhomogeneous magnetic fields. Experimental data are in good agreement with the theoretical results
Use of sub-Doppler optical resonances for measurement of weak magnetic fields by means of extremely thin rubidium vapor cell
International audienceWe study experimentally and theoretically D (1) lines of Rb-85 and Rb-87 atoms and show that using atomic-velocity-selective optical resonances which are formed in the transmission spectrum of an atomic rubidium-filled submicron cell at single pass of linearly polarized laser radiation, it is possible to measure weak magnetic fields beginning with 5 G. Having in mind the results obtained earlier with use of also submicron cell with Rb-87 (D (1) line) and circularly polarized laser radiation, the entire range of measurable magnetic fields (both homogeneous and inhomogeneous) becomes 5-5000 G
Study of Rb atomic transitions D 1,2 lines in strong magnetic field based on fluorescence spectra of sub-micron thin cell.
pp : 79980V-1 79980V-8International audienceThe so-called "λ/2-Zeeman technique" (HLZT) for studies of individual optical transition between Zeeman sublevels of atomic hyperfine structure in an external magnetic field of B = 10 - 2500 G is presented. Particularly, implementation of HLZT allows one to realize a direct determination of frequency shift and a strong modification of an optical transition probability between Zeeman components in a B-field. The main advantages of the method compared to "λ-Zeeman technique" (LZT) is that it allows one to study weak transitions. Particularly, with the help of fluorescence on 87Rb, D2 line, Fg = 1 → Fe = 3 transitions, three "forbidden" transitions in magnetic field B are detected and studied. Also, on 87Rb D1 line, Fg = 1, mF = 0 → Fe = 1, mF = 0 "forbidden" transition is detected when B ~ 400 G. A strong modification of the probability for these "forbidden" transitions is revealed. The theoretical model well describes the observed result