Microwave transitions and nonlinear magneto-optical rotation in anti-relaxation-coated cells

Journal Article · Sat Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 2005 · Physical Review. A

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.71.012903· OSTI ID:20650249

Budker, D ^[1]; Hollberg, L; Kitching, J ^[2]; Kimball, D F ^[1]; Pustelny, S ^[3]; Yashchuk, V V ^[4]

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1. Department of Physics, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720-7300 (United States)
2. National Institute of Standards and Technology, 325 South Broadway, Boulder, Colorado 80305-3322 (United States)
3. Instytut Fizyki im. M. Smoluchowskiego, Uniwersytet Jagiellonski, Reymonta 4, 30-059 Cracow (Poland)
4. Advanced Light Source Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720 (United States)

Using laser optical pumping, widths and frequency shifts are determined for microwave transitions between ground-state hyperfine components of {sup 85}Rb and {sup 87}Rb atoms contained in vapor cells with alkane antirelaxation coatings. The results are compared with data on Zeeman relaxation obtained in nonlinear magneto-optical rotation experiments, a comparison important for quantitative understanding of spin-relaxation mechanisms in coated cells. By comparing cells manufactured over a 40-year period we demonstrate the long-term stability of coated cells, an important property for atomic clocks and magnetometers.

• OSTI ID: 20650249
• Journal Information: Physical Review. A, Journal Name: Physical Review. A Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 71; ISSN 1050-2947; ISSN PLRAAN
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

74 ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS
ALKANES
ATOMIC CLOCKS
ATOMS
COATINGS
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
GROUND STATES
HYPERFINE STRUCTURE
LASER RADIATION
MAGNETO-OPTICAL EFFECTS
MICROWAVE SPECTRA
NONLINEAR PROBLEMS
OPTICAL PUMPING
PHOTON-ATOM COLLISIONS
RELAXATION
ROTATION
RUBIDIUM 85
RUBIDIUM 87
SPIN
STABILITY
VAPORS
ZEEMAN EFFECT