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Theory of dark resonances for alkali vapors in a buffer-gas cell

Atomic Physics 2009-11-10 v1 Optics

Abstract

We develop an analytical theory of dark resonances that accounts for the full atomic-level structure, as well as all field-induced effects such as coherence preparation, optical pumping, ac Stark shifts, and power broadening. The analysis uses a model based on relaxation constants that assumes the total collisional depolarization of the excited state. A good qualitative agreement with experiments for Cs in Ne is obtained.

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@article{arxiv.physics/0301051,
  title  = {Theory of dark resonances for alkali vapors in a buffer-gas cell},
  author = {A. Taichenachev and V. Yudin and R. Wynands and M. Stahler and J. Kitching and L. Hollberg},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:physics/0301051},
  year   = {2009}
}

Comments

16 pages; 7 figures; revtex4. Accepted for publication in PRA