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The impact of the optical field polarization on the spectrum of magnetically-induced transitions, a class of transitions forbidden at zero magnetic field, is studied with a weak-probe sub-Doppler technique. The high spectral resolution of…
We report the observation and characterization of a high-contrast dual-frequency Doppler-free ground-state crossover resonance in the D1 line of 87Rb.The crossover appears at a two-photon detuning exceeding the natural linewidth of the…
We demonstrate a technique for directly measuring the quadratic Zeeman shift using stimulated Raman transitions.The quadratic Zeeman shift has been measured yielding [delta][nju] = 1296.8 +/-3.3 Hz/G^{2} for magnetically insensitive…
We demonstrate a technique for frequency measurements of UV transitions with sub-MHz precision. The frequency is measured using a ring-cavity resonator whose length is calibrated against a reference laser locked to the $D_2$ line of…
We report absolute frequency, isotope shift, radiative lifetime and hyperfine structure measurements of the $^1P_1 \leftarrow{} ^{1}S_0$ (213.8 nm) transition in Zn I using a cryogenic buffer gas beam. Laser-induced fluorescence is…
We describe experimental investigations on an optical frequency standard based on a laser cooled 171Yb+ ion confined in a radiofrequency Paul trap. The electric-quadrupole transition from the 2S1/2(F=0) ground state to the 2D3/2(F=2) state…
Precise molecular transition frequencies are of great interest in the test of fundamental physics and also in various applications. Two well isolated ro-vibrational transitions of $^{12}$C$^{16}$O at 1.57 $\mu$m, R(9) and R(10) in the…
Optical frequency measurements of the intercombination line $(6s^{2})\,^{1}S_{0} -(6s6p)\,^{3}P_{1}$ in the isotopes of ytterbium are carried out with the use of sub-Doppler fluorescence spectroscopy on an atomic beam. A dispersive signal…
We report measurements of the branching fraction, hyperfine constant, and second-order Zeeman coefficient of the D$_{5/2}$ level in $^{171}$Yb$^+$ with up to two orders-of-magnitude improvement in precision compared to previously reported…
We present our analysis aimed at inferring average magnetic fields in slowly-rotating solar-like stars. Using the spectral line inversion code SPINOR, we perform high-accuracy line profile fitting and investigate whether Zeeman broadening…
Ferromagnetic resonance (FMR) in exchange-coupled bilayer films has been the subject of intensive studies in recent years. From the experimental viewpoint, a characteristic feature of this FMR is that some specimens show single resonance,…
Specific types of atomic coherences between Zeeman sublevels can be generated and detected using a method based on nonlinear magneto-optical rotation with frequency modulated light. Linearly polarized, frequency modulated light is employed…
The emerging field of ultracold molecules with their rich internal structure is currently attracting a lot of interest. Various methods have been developed to produce ultracold molecules in pre-set quantum states. For future experiments it…
We report a precise measurement of hyperfine constants in the $\rm{D_1} $ line ($ \rm {5\,P_{1/2}} $ state) of the two stable isotopes of Rb. The motivation for the work is to try and resolve discrepant values that exists in the literature.…
Using a Ramsey-type setup, the lambda-doublet transition in the $J=1,\, \Omega=1$ level of the $a^3\Pi$ state of CO was measured to be 394 064 870(10) Hz. In our molecular beam apparatus, a beam of metastable CO is prepared in a single…
Networks of nonlinear resonators offer intriguing perspectives as quantum simulators for non-equilibrium many-body phases of driven-dissipative systems. Here, we employ photon correlation measurements to study the radiation fields emitted…
It has recently been demonstrated that magnetically induced (MI) transitions, a class of transitions forbidden at zero magnetic field, of the Cs 6$^2$S$_{1/2} \rightarrow 6^2$P$_{3/2}$ (D$_2$) line, exhibit promising features for…
We consider a mesoscopic normal metal, where the spin degeneracy is lifted by a ferromagnetic exchange field or Zeeman splitting, coupled to two superconducting reservoirs. As a function of the exchange field or the distance between the…
The extraordinary properties of resonant four-wave mixing of backward waves in doped negative-index materials are investigated. The feasibility of independent engineering of negative refractive index and nonlinear optical response as well…
In two previous papers, the Kerman-Klein-Donau-Frauendorf (KKDF) model was used to study rotational bands of odd deformed nuclei. Here we describe backbending for odd nuclei using the same model. The backbending in the neighboring even…