Light narrowing of rubidium magnetic-resonance lines in high-pressure optical-pumping cells

被引:116
作者
Appelt, S [1 ]
Baranga, AB [1 ]
Young, AR [1 ]
Happer, W [1 ]
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[1] Princeton Univ, Dept Phys, Joseph Henry Lab, Princeton, NJ 08544 USA
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PHYSICAL REVIEW A | 1999年 / 59卷 / 03期
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10.1103/PhysRevA.59.2078
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We report on some unusual magnetic-resonance phenomena of optically pumped Rb vapor in high-pressure gas cells. When Rb-Rb spin exchange is the fastest spin-relaxation rate, we observe a considerable narrowing of the magnetic-resonance linewidths with increasing pump-laser power. The experimentally measured Rb magnetic-resonance linewidths are in excellent agreement with a theoretical model, which includes the processes of Rb-He and Rb-Xe spin destruction, Rb-Rb spin exchange, and Rb optical pumping. [S1050-2947(99)10101-X].
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页码:2078 / 2084
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