Quantum Zeno effect in atomic spin-exchange collisions
Quantum Physics
2009-11-13 v2
Abstract
The suppression of spin-exchange relaxation in dense alkali-metal vapors discovered in 1973 and governing modern atomic magnetometers is here reformulated in terms of quantum measurement theory and the quantum Zeno effect. This provides a new perspective of understanding decoherence in spin-polarized atomic vapors.
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@article{arxiv.0804.4872,
title = {Quantum Zeno effect in atomic spin-exchange collisions},
author = {I. K. Kominis},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0804.4872},
year = {2009}
}
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4 pages, 1 figure