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Paramagnetic Faraday rotation with spin-polarized ytterbium atoms
We report observation of the paramagnetic Faraday rotation of spin-polarized
ytterbium (Yb) atoms. As the atomic samples, we used an atomic beam, released
atoms from a magneto-optical trap (MOT), and trapped atoms in a
far-off-resonant trap (FORT). Since Yb is diamagnetic and includes a spin-1/2
isotope, it is an ideal sample for the spin physics, such as quantum
non-demolition measurement of spin (spin QND), for example. From the results of
the rotation angle, we confirmed that the atoms were almost perfectly
polarized.Comment: 8 pages, 20 figure
Large Faraday rotation of resonant light in a cold atomic cloud
We experimentally studied the Faraday rotation of resonant light in an
optically-thick cloud of laser-cooled rubidium atoms. Measurements yield a
large Verdet constant in the range of 200 000 degrees/T/mm and a maximal
polarization rotation of 150 degrees. A complete analysis of the polarization
state of the transmitted light was necessary to account for the role of the
probe laser's spectrum
Transition between Internal Transport Barriers with Different Temperature-Profile Curvatures in JT-60U Tokamak Plasmas
A spontaneous transition phenomena between two states of a plasma with an internal transport barrier (ITB) is observed in the steady-state phase of the magnetic shear in the negative magnetic shear plasma in the JT-60U tokamak. These two ITB states are characterized by different profiles of the second radial derivative of the ion temperature inside the ITB region (one has a weak concave shape and the other has a strong convex shape) and by different degrees of sharpness of the interfaces between the L mode and the ITB region, which is determined by the turbulence penetration into the ITB region
Spherical shock in the presence of an external magnetic field
We investigate spherical collisionless shocks in the presence of an external magnetic field. Spherical collisionless shocks are common resultant of interactions between a expanding plasma and a surrounding plasma, such as the solar wind, stellar winds, and supernova remnants. Anisotropies often observed in shock propagations and their emissions, and it is widely believed a magnetic field plays a major role. Since the local observations of magnetic fields in astrophysical plasmas are not accessible, laboratory experiments provide unique capability to investigate such phenomena. We model the spherical shocks in the universe by irradiating a solid spherical target surrounded by a plasma in the presence of a magnetic field. We present preliminary results obtained by shadowgraphy
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