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

Journal Article · Fri Dec 15 00:00:00 EST 2006 · Physical Review. A

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PHYSREVA.74.063415· OSTI ID:20976508

Di Domenico, Gianni; Bison, Georg; Groeger, Stephan; Knowles, Paul; Pazgalev, Anatoly S; Rebetez, Martin; Saudan, Herve; Weis, Antoine ^[1]

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1. Physics Department, University of Fribourg, Chemin du Musee 3, 1700 Fribourg (Switzerland)

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.

• OSTI ID: 20976508
• Journal Information: Physical Review. A, Vol. 74, Issue 6; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.74.063415; (c) 2006 The American Physical Society; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1050-2947
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

74 ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS
ALIGNMENT
CESIUM
DETECTION
LASER RADIATION
MAGNETIC RESONANCE
OPTICAL PUMPING
PHOTON-ATOM COLLISIONS
RADIOWAVE RADIATION
RELAXATION
SPECTRA
VAPORS