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Microscopic magnetic field imaging with hot atoms via single-pixel imaging

Atomic Physics 2025-09-05 v3 Optics

Abstract

In recent years, sensors based on hot atomic vapor cells have emerged as a compact and highly sensitive means of measuring magnetic fields. Such sensors have been deployed in the field for the measurement of, e.g. biological systems, representing a promising practical application of quantum technologies. However, it remains challenging to obtain high-resolution magnetic field images from these sensors, and in most cases the spatial resolution of the system is limited by the sensor size. Here, we demonstrate the combination of single-pixel imaging (SPI) techniques with an atom vapor. Faraday magnetometer to achieve microscopic magnetic field imaging. We demonstrate magnetic field imaging with a spatial resolution of  62.5μm\approx~62.5\mu m, limited only by the resolution of our DMD projection system and the absence of magnetic shielding in our experimental setup.

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@article{arxiv.2508.13869,
  title  = {Microscopic magnetic field imaging with hot atoms via single-pixel imaging},
  author = {Cyril Torre and Jordan Brass and Sebastien Bisdee and Mohammed T. Rasheed and Giacomo Ferranti and Carrie A. Weidner},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2508.13869},
  year   = {2025}
}

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6 figures, 2 appendices, 8 pages (inc. ref)