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The MHD virial theorem may be used to estimate the magnetic energy of active regions based on vector magnetic fields measured at the photosphere or chromosphere. However, the virial estimate depends on the measured vector magnetic field…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 M. S. Wheatland , T. R. Metcalf

Low energy non linear QED effects in vacuum have been predicted since 1936 and have been subject of research for many decades. Two main schemes have been proposed for such a 'first' detection: measurements of ellipticity acquired by a…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2009-08-05 G. Zavattini , E. Calloni

Electric and magnetic fields are inherently coupled in an electromagnetic wave. However, structured light beams enable their spatial separation. In particular, azimuthally polarized laser beams exhibit a localized magnetic field on-axis…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2025-11-19 R. P. Schmidt , S. Martin-Domene , A. A. Peshkov , C. Hernandez-Garcia , A. Surzhykov

Sensitive detection of magnetic field is one of the open problem in metrology. Here, we propose an Mach-Zehnder atomic interferometry to sensitively detect the very weak local magnetic field, which is expelled by the superconductor (as the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-05-17 Y. Q. Chai , M. Zhang , L. F. Wei

We present here an optimisation and demonstration of a wide band instrument capable of measuring localised and directionally alternated magnetic fields below pT in the very high frequency (VHF) range. We take advantage of the magnon-photon…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2025-11-03 Gabriel Soares , Nicolò Crescini , Giovanni Carugno , Giuseppe Ruoso

Electromagnetic vector potential has physical significance in quantum mechanics as revealed by the Aharonov-Bohm effect for charged particles. However, till date it is thought that we cannot measure the vector potential directly as this is…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2016-02-15 Arun Kumar Pati

Radio frequency (rf) receivers using Rydberg atoms offer appealing features over classical sensors, such as their size, frequency tuning range, and lack of field absorption. In this work, we extend the application space by demonstrating a…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2025-02-25 Peter K. Elgee , Kevin C. Cox , Joshua C. Hill , Paul D. Kunz , David H. Meyer

The detection of primordial B-mode polarization is still challenging due to the relatively low amplitude compared to the galactic foregrounds. To remove the contribution from the foreground, a comprehensive picture of the galactic magnetic…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2020-07-07 Yue Hu , A. Lazarian

We demonstrate remote detection of rotating machinery, using an atomic magnetometer at room temperature and in an unshielded environment. The system relies on the coupling of the AC magnetic signature of the target with the spin-polarized,…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2017-01-20 Luca Marmugi , Lorenzo Gori , Sarah Hussain , Cameron Deans , Ferruccio Renzoni

We propose a new concept for determining the interior magnetic field vector components in neutron electric dipole moment experiments. If a closed three-dimensional boundary surface surrounding the fiducial volume of an experiment can be…

Nuclear Experiment · Physics 2013-09-24 B. Plaster

We use a radio-frequency $^{85}$Rb alkali-vapor cell magnetometer based on a paraffin-coated cell with long spin-coherence time and a small, low-inductance driving coil to create highly resolved conductivity maps of different objects. We…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2016-05-25 Arne Wickenbrock , Nathan Leefer , John W. Blanchard , Dmitry Budker

In this work we demonstrate a simple setup to generate and measure arbitrary vector beams that are tightly focused. The vector beams are created with a spatial light modulator and focused with a microscope objective with an effective…

Optics · Physics 2023-07-19 Pedro A. Quinto-Su

A Hall magnetometer with variable sensitivity is constructed to measure the magnetic properties of magnetic nanoparticles manufactured by different methods. This novel magnetometer can also be used to measure bulk materials and samples in…

Magnetic resonance of sodium fluorescence is studied with varying laser intensity, duty cycle, and field strength. A magnetometer based on sodium vapor cell filled with He buffer gas is demonstrated, which uses a single amplitude-modulated…

Optics · Physics 2018-02-14 Tingwei Fan , Lei Zhang , Xuezong Yang , Shuzhen Cui , Tianhua Zhou , Yan Feng

In the past, spectropolarimetric data from Hinode/SP has been employed to infer the distribution of the magnetic field vector in the quiet Sun. While some authors have found predominantly horizontal magnetic fields, others favor an…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-20 J. M. Borrero , P. Kobel

Quantum sensors often consist of packaging, such as dielectric-based vapor cells and metallic electrodes, that reduces and spatially alters the locally observed electromagnetic fields. These effects have been well studied in the optical…

While significant advancements have been made in weak magnetic field detection, conventional high-sensitivity techniques are often limited by requirements for cryogenic operation or bulky setups. In this work, we develop a sensitive…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2026-04-17 Fan Yang , Xudong Wang , Lijun Yan , Yue Zhao , Jinwei Rao , Lihui Bai , Shishen Yan

Probing magnetic fields in self-gravitating molecular clouds are generally difficult even with the use of the polarimetry. Based on the properties of magneto-hydrodynamic (MHD) turbulence and turbulent reconnection, Velocity Gradient…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2019-03-01 Cheng-Han Hsieh , Yue Hu , Shih-Ping Lai , Ka Ho Yuen , Sheng-Yuan Liu , I-Ta Hsieh , Ka Wai Ho , Alex Lazarian

Vector magnetometry provides more information than scalar measurements for magnetic surveys utilized in space, defense, medical, geological and industrial applications. These areas would benefit from a mobile vector magnetometer that can…

Materials Science · Physics 2024-01-05 A. J. Newman , S. M. Graham , A. M. Edmonds , D. J. Twitchen , M. L. Markham , G. W. Morley

We present a Rydberg-atom interferometry-based technique for voltage measurement between electrodes embedded in an atomic vapor cell, enabling the detection of weak voltages ($<0.1$V) and unambiguous discrimination between positive and…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2025-08-12 Yingying Han , Changfa He , Zhenxiong Weng , Peng Xu , Yanting Zhao , Tao Wang