Experimental study of laser-detected magnetic resonance based on atomic alignment

We present an experimental study of the spectra produced by optical-radio-frequency double resonance in which resonant linearly polarized laser light is used in the optical pumping and detection processes. We show that the experimental spectra obtained for cesium are in excellent agreement with a ve...

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Published in:Physical review. A, Atomic, molecular, and optical physics Atomic, molecular, and optical physics, 2006-12, Vol.74 (6), Article 063415
Main Authors: Di Domenico, Gianni, Bison, Georg, Groeger, Stephan, Knowles, Paul, Pazgalev, Anatoly S., Rebetez, Martin, Saudan, Hervé, Weis, Antoine
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
ALIGNMENT
ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS
CESIUM
DETECTION
LASER RADIATION
MAGNETIC RESONANCE
OPTICAL PUMPING
PHOTON-ATOM COLLISIONS
RADIOWAVE RADIATION
RELAXATION
SPECTRA
VAPORS
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Summary:We present an experimental study of the spectra produced by optical-radio-frequency double resonance in which resonant linearly polarized laser light is used in the optical pumping and detection processes. We show that the experimental spectra obtained for cesium are in excellent agreement with a very general theoretical model developed in our group [Weis, Bison, and Pazgalev, Phys. Rev. A 74, 033401 (2006)] and we investigate the limitations of this model. Finally, the results are discussed in view of their use in the study of relaxation processes in aligned alkali-metal vapors.
ISSN:1050-2947
1094-1622
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevA.74.063415