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We describe one of the largest radio-frequency RF atomic magnetometers presently operating. A total atomic volume of 128 $\mathrm{cm^3}$, with correspondingly large number of $^{87}$Rb atoms, can reduce atom noise. A total of 44 passes of…

Spin polarized atomic ensembles can be used for the precise measurement of magnetic field. Conventional atomic magnetometers have demonstrated high sensitivities, albeit at low detection bandwidth, fundamentally limited by the Larmor…

We demonstrate a proof-of-principle magnetometer that relies on the active oscillation of a cold atom Raman laser to continuously map a field-sensitive atomic phase onto the phase of the radiated light. We demonstrate wideband sensitivity…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2015-06-11 Joshua M. Weiner , Kevin C. Cox , Justin G. Bohnet , Zilong Chen , James K. Thompson

We implement a scalable platform for quantum sensing comprising hundreds of sites capable of holding individual laser-cooled atoms and demonstrate the applicability of this single-quantum-system sensor array to magnetic-field mapping on a…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-03-11 Dominik Schäffner , Tobias Schreiber , Fabian Lenz , Malte Schlosser , Gerhard Birkl

We report on a compact, tunable, and scalable to large arrays imaging device, based on a radio-frequency optically pumped atomic magnetometer operating in magnetic induction tomography modality. Imaging of conductive objects is performed at…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2016-03-11 Cameron Deans , Luca Marmugi , Sarah Hussain , Ferruccio Renzoni

Ensembles of nitrogen vacancy centres (NVCs) in diamond can be employed for sensitive magnetometry. In this work we present a fiber-coupled NVC magnetometer with an unshielded sensitivity of (30 $\pm$ 10) pT/$\sqrt{\textrm{Hz}}$ in a (10 -…

We introduce a vector atomic magnetometer that employs a fast-rotating magnetic field applied to a pulsed $^{87}$Rb scalar atomic magnetometer. This approach enables simultaneous measurements of the total magnetic field and its two polar…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-02-07 Tao Wang , Wonjae Lee , Mark Limes , Tom Kornack , Elizabeth Foley , Michael Romalis

We present a method of optical magnetometry with parts-per-billion resolution that is able to detect biomagnetic signals generated from the human brain and heart in Earth's ambient environment. Our magnetically silent sensors measure the…

Medical Physics · Physics 2020-07-29 M. E. Limes , E. L. Foley , T. W. Kornack , S. Caliga , S. McBride , A. Braun , W. Lee , V. G. Lucivero , M. V. Romalis

Ultra-sensitive measurement of the magneto-optical rotation, due to interaction of linearly-polarized light passing through room-temperature Rb 85 atoms, in response to change in longitudinal magnetic field (\delta B_z ) is demonstrated…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2019-04-04 T. J. Vineeth Francis , Rashmi Ranjan Suna , P. K. Madhu , Nirmal K. Viswanathan , G. Rajalakshmi

Developing a non-invasive, accurate vector magnetometer that operates at ambient temperature and is conducive to miniaturization and is self-calibrating is a significant challenge. Here, we present an unshielded three-axis vector…

We study experimentally the fundamental limits of sensitivity of an atomic radio-frequency magnetometer. First we apply an optimal sequence of state preparation, evolution, and the back-action evading measurement to achieve a nearly…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2011-01-28 W. Wasilewski , K. Jensen , H. Krauter , J. J. Renema , M. V. Balabas , E. S. Polzik

Miniaturized atomic magnetometers, particularly spin-exchange relaxation-free atomic magnetometers, have been emerging in clinical imaging applications such magnetocardiography and magnetoencephalography. Miniaturization, portability, and…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2022-04-28 Xiaojie Li , Zhihao Guo , Rui Yang , Yanying Feng

Quantum systems can provide outstanding performance in various sensing applications, ranging from bioscience to nanotechnology. Atomic-scale defects in silicon carbide are very attractive in this respect because of the technological…

Materials Science · Physics 2014-07-29 H. Kraus , V. A. Soltamov , F. Fuchs , D. Simin , A. Sperlich , P. G. Baranov , G. V. Astakhov , V. Dyakonov

A free-induction-decay (FID) type optically-pumped rubidium atomic magnetometer driven by a radio-frequency (RF) magnetic field is presented in this paper. Influences of parameters, such as the temperature of rubidium vapor cell, the power…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2023-01-23 Lulu Zhang , Yongbiao Yang , Ni Zhao , Jun He , Junmin Wang

A novel setup for the measurement of magnetic fields external to certain antiferromagnets and generally weakly remanent magnetic materials is presented. The setup features a highly sensitive Super Conducting Quantum Interference Device…

We have developed a broadband scanning tunnelling microscope capable of conventional, low frequency (<10 kHz), microscopy as well spectroscopy and shot-noise detection at 1 MHz. After calibrating our AC circuit on a gold surface, we…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2018-09-28 Freek Massee , Quan Dong , Antonella Cavanna , Yong Jin , Marco Aprili

We report a photon shot-noise-limited (SNL) optical magnetometer based on amplitude modulated optical rotation using a room-temperature $^{85}$Rb vapor in a cell with anti-relaxation coating. The instrument achieves a room-temperature…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2014-11-21 Vito Giovanni Lucivero , Pawel Anielski , Wojciech Gawlik , Morgan W. Mitchell

We present a probe-type scanning tunneling microscope (STM) with atomic resolution that is designed to be directly inserted and work in a harsh vibrational cryogen-free superconducting magnet system. When a commercial variable temperature…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2018-06-01 Wenjie Meng , Jihao Wang , Yubin Hou , Mengqiao Sui , Junting Wang , Gang Wu , Junyun Li , Qingyou Lu

Magnetic sensing is present in our everyday interactions with consumer electronics, and also demonstrates potential for measurement of extremely weak biomagnetic fields, such as those of the heart and brain. In this work, we leverage the…

Applied Physics · Physics 2019-11-26 Josh Javor , Alexander Stange , Corey Pollock , Nicholas Fuhr , David J. Bishop

An AC susceptometer operating in the range of 10 Hz to 100 kHz and at room temperature is designed, built, calibrated and used to characterize the magnetic behaviour of coated magnetic nanoparticles. Other weakly magnetic materials (in…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2013-12-18 M. Alderighi , G. Bevilacqua , V. Biancalana , Y. Dancheva , A. Khanbekyan , L. Moi