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The experimental concept of a search for a long-range coupling between rubidium (Rb) nuclear spins and the mass of the Earth is described. The experiment is based on simultaneous measurement of the spin precession frequencies for…

Self-compensated comagnetometers, employing overlapping samples of spin-polarized alkali and noble gases (for example K-$^3$He) are promising sensors for exotic beyond-the-standard-model fields and high-precision metrology such as rotation…

Entanglement can improve the measurement precision of quantum sensors beyond the shot noise limit. Neutral atoms, the basis of some of the most precise and accurate optical clocks and interferometers, do not naturally exhibit all-to-all…

Achieving high energy resolution in spin systems is important for fundamental physics research and precision measurements, with alkali-noble-gas comagnetometers being among the best available sensors. We found a new relaxation mechanism in…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2023-02-22 Kai Wei , Tian Zhao , Xiujie Fang , Zitong Xu , Chang Liu , Qian Cao , Arne Wickenbrock , Yanhui Hu , Wei Ji , Dmitry Budker

We describe a 3He magnetometer capable to measure high magnetic fields (B > 0.1 Tesla) with a relative accuracy of better than 10^-12. Our approach is based on the measurement of the free induction decay of gaseous, nuclear spin polarized…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2015-06-19 A. Nikiel , P. Blümler , W. Heil , M. Hehn , S. Karpuk , A. Maul , E. Otten , L. M. Schreiber , M. Terekhov

We investigate the real-time closed-loop control of compensation point in the K-Rb-$^{21}$Ne comagnetometer operated in the spin-exchange relaxation-free regime. By locking the electron resonance, the alkali metal electrons are free from…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2019-08-14 Liwei Jiang , Wei Quan , Feng Liu , Wenfeng Fan , Li Xing , Lihong Duan , Wuming Liu , Jiancheng Fang

Inertial navigation systems generally consist of timing, acceleration, and orientation measurement units. Although much progress has been made towards developing primary timing sources such as atomic clocks, acceleration and orientation…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2021-01-01 Susan S. Sorensen , Daniel A. Thrasher , Thad G. Walker

The sensitivity of quantum magnetometers is challenged by control errors and, especially in the solid-state, by their short coherence times. Refocusing techniques can overcome these limitations and improve the sensitivity to periodic…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2014-10-28 Clarice D. Aiello , Masashi Hirose , Paola Cappellaro

We report the design and performance of a non-magnetic drift stable optically pumped cesium magnetometer with a measured sensitivity of 35 fT at 200 s integration time and stability below 50 fT between 70 s and 600 s. To our knowledge this…

Applied Physics · Physics 2022-05-04 M. Rosner , D. Beck , P. Fierlinger , H. Filter , C. Klau , F. Kuchler , P. Rößner , M. Sturm , D. Wurm , Z. Sun

We present a new spin-exchange relaxation-free vector magnetometer with suppressed 1/f probe noise, achieved by applying a small DC bias field and a comb of magnetic DC $\pi$ pulses along the pump direction. This results in a synchronous…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2019-03-27 Elena Zhivun , Michael Bulatowicz , Alexander Hryciuk , Thad Walker

Measurements of the 0--0 hyperfine resonant frequencies of ground-state $^{85}$Rb atoms show a nonlinear dependence on the pressure of the buffer gases Ar, Kr, and Xe. The nonlinearities are similar to those previously observed with…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2023-04-14 B. H. McGuyer

Spin-exchange relaxation free alkali-metal magnetometers typically operate in the regime of high optical density, presenting challenges for simple and efficient optical pumping and detection. We describe a high-sensitivity Rb magnetometer…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2009-03-16 V. Shah , M. V. Romalis

We discuss a systematic effect associated with measuring polarization with a continuously rotating half-wave plate. The effect was identified with the data from the E and B Experiment (EBEX), which was a balloon-borne instrument designed to…

In this paper, we present a triaxial alignment magnetometer based on free-spin precession deployed in the geomagnetic range. Existing vector measurement methods often require complex optical setups, heating structures, and laser modulation.…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2025-02-18 Ge Jin , Tao Shi , Sheng Zou

We report the discovery of significant X-ray polarization from the dynamically confirmed black hole X-ray binary (BHXB) GS 1354-64 during its 2025-2026 outburst, obtained with the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE). The observation,…

We report on precise measurements of magnetic field gradients extracted from transverse relaxation rates of precessing spin samples. The experimental approach is based on the free precession of gaseous, nuclear spin polarized $^3$He and…

We propose a phase-coherent, narrowband magnetometer for searching couplings between axions or axion-like particles (ALPs) and electron spins, using gate-defined silicon quantum-dot spin qubits. With repeated Ramsey echo sequences and…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-01-05 Xiangjun Tan , Zhanning Wang

We report a measurement of the ratio of dimensionless enhancement factors $\kappa_0$ for Cs-$^{129}$Xe and Rb-$^{129}$Xe in the temperature range $115-140\, ^{\circ}$C; both pairs are used in spin-exchange optical pumping (SEOP) to produce…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2022-05-04 S. Zou , D. J. Morin , C. Weaver , Z. Armanfard , J. Muschell , A. I. Nahlawi , B. Saam

We report on hyperpolarization of quadrupolar (I=3/2) 131Xe via spin-exchange optical pumping. Observations of the 131Xe polarization dynamics show that the effective alkali-metal/131Xe spin-exchange cross-sections are large enough to…

A self-driven hybrid atomic spin oscillator is demonstrated in theory and experiment with a vapor Rb-Xe dual-spin system. The raw signal of Rb spin oscillation is amplified, phase-shifted and sent back to drive the Xe spins coherently. By…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-04-23 Erwei Li , Qianjin Ma , Guobin Liu , Peter Yun , Shougang Zhang