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State-of-the-art magnetic field measurements performed in shielded environments with carefully controlled conditions rarely reflect the realities of those applications envisioned in the introductions of peer-reviewed publications.…
We demonstrate an all-optical magnetometer capable of measuring the magnitude and direction of a magnetic field using nonlinear magneto-optical rotation in a cesium vapor. Vector capability is added by effective modulation of the field…
We demonstrate the sensitivity of a sensor based on an optically-pumped radio-frequency (RF) atomic magnetometer to the polarization state of the detected RF magnetic field, and measure $>$36 dB difference in amplitude sensitivity for…
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Optically-pumped magnetometers (OPM) -- next-generation magnetoencephalography (MEG) sensors -- may be placed directly on the head, unlike the more commonly used superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) sensors, which must be…
An integrated system of hardware and software allowing precise definition of arbitrarily oriented magnetic fields up to |B| = 1 {\mu}T within a five-layer mumetal shield is described. The system is calibrated with reference to magnetic…
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