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Atomic transitions of alkali metals for which the condition $F_e-F_g = \pm2$ is satisfied have null probability in a zero magnetic field, while a giant increase can occur when an external field is applied. Such transitions, often referred…
Magnetic field-induced giant modification of probabilities for seven components of 6S1/2 (Fg=3) - 6P3/2 (Fe=5) transition of Cs D2 line forbidden by selection rules is observed experimentally for the first time. For the case of excitation…
Atomic transitions satisfying $F_e - F_g = \Delta F = \pm 2$ (where $F_e$ stands for excited and $F_g$ stands for ground state) of alkali atoms have zero probability in zero magnetic field (they are so-called "forbidden" transitions) but…
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…
The increased spectral resolution allowed by the use of extremely thin vapor cells has led to the observation of interesting behaviour of alkali transitions when placed in a magnetic field. Particularly, transitions obeying an apparent…
Magnetically induced (MI) transitions (F${}_{g}$ = 1 $\rightarrow$ F${}_{e}$= 3) of ${}^{87}$Rb D${}_{2}$ line are among the most promising atomic transitions for applications in laser physics. They reach their maximum intensity in the…
In this letter we demonstrate universal symmetry breaking by means of magnetically induced circular dichroism. Magnetic field induces forbidden at zero field atomic transitions between $\Delta F = \pm2$ hyperfine levels. In a particular…
The Zeeman effect is an important topic in atomic spectroscopy. The induced change in transition frequencies and amplitudes finds applications in the Earth-field-range magnetometry. At intermediate magnetic field amplitude $B\sim B_0 =…
In this work, $\pi$, $\sigma^+$ and $\sigma^-$ transitions between magnetic sublevels of the $D_1$ line of all alkali atoms are considered analytically. General block Hamiltonian matrices in presence of a magnetic field for the ground and…
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…
Magnetic field-induced giant modification of the probabilities of five transitions of $5S_{1/2}, F_g=2 \rightarrow 5P_{3/2}, F_e=4$ of $^{85}$Rb and three transitions of $5S_{1/2}, F_g=1 \rightarrow 5P_{3/2}, F_e=3$ of $^{87}$Rb forbidden…
By experimental exploration of the so-called $\lambda $-Zeeman technique based on Rb nano-cell use we reveal for the first time a strong modification of the probability of the $^{87}$Rb, $D_2$ line $F_g=1 \rightarrow F_e=0, 1, 2, 3$ atomic…
Interest in magnetically induced (MI) transitions of alkali metal atoms is caused by the fact that their intensities can exceed the intensities of regular atomic transitions in a wide range of magnetic field (200 - 4000 G). The goal of this…
An extensive {\it ab initio} study of the physical properties of both linear and zigzag atomic chains of all 4$d$ and 5$d$ transition metals (TM) within the GGA by using the accurate PAW method, has been carried out. All the TM linear…
The magnetic properties of alkali-metal peroxychromate K$_2$NaCrO$_8$ are governed by the $S = 1/2$ pentavalent chromium cation, Cr$^{5+}$. Specific heat, magnetocalorimetry, ac magnetic susceptibility, torque magnetometry, and inelastic…
Polarized absorption spectra of single-crystal Nd0.5Gd0.5Fe3(BO3)4 were studied in the region of transition 4I9/2-(4G5/2+2G7/2) in Nd3+ ion as a function of temperature (2-34 K) and magnetic field (0-65 kOe). Spectra of natural circular…
X-ray magnetic circular dichroism spectroscopy has been used to characterize the electronic structure and magnetic moment of Cr$_2^+$. Our results indicate that the removal of a single electron from the $4s\sigma_g$ bonding orbital of…
SERF magnetometers based on dense ensembles of alkali-metal spins are precision quantum sensors that hold the record of measured and projected sensitivity to magnetic fields, in the $\mu\textrm{G}-\textrm{mG}$ range. At geomagnetic fields…
We show that the Second Derivative (SD) technique of the absorption spectra of Rb atomic vapours confined in a nanocell with a thickness $\ell= \lambda/2=398$ nm allows to achieve close to Doppler-free spectroscopy. Narrow linewidth and…
Finite temperature effects in electromagnetic transitions in nuclei contribute to many aspects of nuclear structure and astrophysically relevant nuclear reactions. While electric dipole transitions have already been extensively studied, the…