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Title: Contrast and linewidth of the coherent population trapping transmission hyperfine resonance line in {sup 87}Rb: Effect of optical pumping

Journal Article · · Physical Review. A
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  1. Kernco Inc., Danvers, Massachusetts 01923-0678, USA (United States)

Coherent population trapping is studied in {sup 87}Rb in a buffer gas. Experimental results are reported on the contrast of the field independent hyperfine resonance line and on its linewidth. A physical model, which includes an optical pumping process that traps atoms in a Zeeman sublevel of the ground state, is developed. The model explains the general behavior of the experimental observations.

OSTI ID:
20639834
Journal Information:
Physical Review. A, Vol. 67, Issue 6; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.67.065801; (c) 2003 The American Physical Society; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1050-2947
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English