Investigation of microwave transitions and nonlinear magneto-optical rotation in anti-relaxation-coated cells

Journal Article · Fri Jun 04 00:00:00 EDT 2004 · Physical Review A

OSTI ID:841701

Budker, D; Hollberg, L; Kimball, D F; Kitching, J; Pustclny, S; Robinson, H G; Yashchuk, V V

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

• Research Organization: Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Director. Office of Science. Office of Basic Energy Sciences; Office of Naval Research Grant N00014-97-1-0214, National Science Foundation Grant PHY-9877046, Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency. Microsystems Technology Office; Miller Institute for Basic Research in Science (US)
• DOE Contract Number: AC03-76SF00098
• OSTI ID: 841701
• Report Number(s): LBNL-55872; R&D Project: A7ES02; TRN: US0502641
• Journal Information: Physical Review A, Vol. 71; Other Information: Submitted to Physical Review A: Volume 71; Journal Publication Date: 2005; PBD: 4 Jun 2004
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

74 ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS
ALKANES
ATOMIC CLOCKS
ATOMS
COATINGS
HYPERFINE STRUCTURE
LASERS
MAGNETOMETERS
OPTICAL PUMPING
RELAXATION
ROTATION
STABILITY
ADVANCED LIGHT SOURCE ALS