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We present some theoretical predictions concerning the amplitude and magnetic sensitivity of the linear polarization signals produced by scattering processes in the hydrogen Ly-alpha line of the solar transition region. To this end, we have…

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One of the key research problems in stellar physics is to decipher the small-scale magnetic activity of the quiet solar atmosphere. Recent magneto-convection simulations that account for small-scale dynamo action have provided…

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We report the use of an atomic magnetometer based on nonlinear magneto-optical rotation with frequency modulated light (FM NMOR) to detect nuclear magnetization of xenon gas. The magnetization of a spin-exchange-polarized xenon sample ($1.7…

Optically-pumped magnetometers are an important instrument for imaging biological magnetic signals without the need for cryogenic cooling. These magnetometers are presently available in the commercial market and utilize the principles of…

Applied Physics · Physics 2024-04-12 Adil Meraki , Lucy Elson , Nok Ho , Ali Akbar , Marcin Koźbiał , Jan Kołodyński , Kasper Jensen

We have studied experimentally and theoretically the impact of various parameters on the characteristics of signals from a two-axis Hanle magnetometer based on the Cs D$_1$ transition illuminated by linearly polarized pump and probe beams…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2025-01-30 Arturs Mozers , Antons Nikolajevs , Florian Gahbauer , Marcis Auzinsh

We demonstrate an all-optical $^{133}$Cs scalar magnetometer, operating in nonzero magnetic field,in which the magnetic resonance is driven by an effective oscillating magnetic field provided by the AC Stark shift of an intensity-modulated…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2014-09-29 Elena Zhivun , Arne Wickenbrock , Brian Patton , Dmitry Budker

We demonstrated a scalar atomic magnetometer using a micro-fabricated Cs vapor cell. The atomic spin precession is driven by an amplitude-modulated circularly-polarized pump laser resonant on D1 transition of Cs atoms and detected by an…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2019-10-07 Rui Zhang , Terry Dyer , Nathan Brockie , Roozbeh Parsa , Rahul Mhaskar

We report on an optical magnetometer enhanced by vacuum-squeezed light, employing an Mx magnetometer based on $^{87}$Rb vapor in a micrometer-scale cell (~100 $\mu$m). Using the well-established polarization self-rotation effect in a…

For precision atomic magnetometry, inert buffer gas is included in alkali-metal vapor cells to significantly broaden hyperfine transitions, which facilitates optical pumping and reduces diffusive relaxation, while also providing…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2026-02-12 M. E. Limes , J. Smoot , J. Perez , J. Freeman , C. Amano-Dolan , D. Peters , W. Lee

Electromagnetic induction imaging with atomic magnetometers has disclosed unprecedented domains for imaging, from security screening to material characterization. However, applications to low-conductivity specimens -- most notably for…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2019-09-02 Luca Marmugi , Cameron Deans , Ferruccio Renzoni

The Zeeman effect is of limited utility for probing the magnetism of the quiet solar chromosphere. The Hanle effect in some spectral lines is sensitive to such magnetism, but the interpretation of the scattering polarization signals…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2021-04-21 Jan Jurcak , Jiri Stepan , Javier Trujillo Bueno

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

Alkali-metal atomic magnetometry is widely used due to its high sensitivity and cryogen-free operation. However, when operating in geomagnetic field, it suffers from heading errors originating from nonlinear Zeeman (NLZ) splittings and…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2023-04-14 Rui Zhang , Dimitra Kanta , Arne Wickenbrock , Hong Guo , Dmitry Budker

Diagnostic techniques for stellar magnetic fields based upon spectropolarimetry. We propose and explore a new technique based upon the linear polarization emitted in Hanle-sensitive lines in disk-integrated stars where a dipolar magnetic…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-20 A. López Ariste , A. Asensio Ramos , C. González Fernández

The nonlinear magneto-optical effect has significantly impacted modern society with prolific applications ranging from precision mapping of the Earth's magnetic field to bio-magnetic sensing. Pioneering works on collisional spin-exchange…

Optics · Physics 2016-09-05 Feng Zhou , Chengjie Zhu , E. W. Hagley , L. Deng

We demonstrate that the Hanle effect can be tuned between magnetically induced absorption (MIA) and magnetically induced transmission (MIT) simply by changing the polarization of the input laser beam. The experiments are done using closed…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2017-06-30 Harish Ravi , Mangesh Bhattarai , Vineet Bharti , Vasant Natarajan

An all-optical atomic magnetometer is used to detect a proton free-precession signal from a water sample polarized in a 0.7 T field and remotely analyzed in a 4 $\mu T$ field. Nuclear spins are manipulated either by $\pi/2$ pulses or by…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2015-05-13 Giuseppe Bevilacqua , Valerio Biancalana , Yordanka Dancheva , Luigi Moi

We present a single-beam atomic magnetometer operating at room temperature for the measurement of ac magnetic fields. The magnetometer functions in the non-linear regime of magneto-optical rotation of $^{85}$Rb atomic vapour. We demonstrate…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2022-09-12 K. K. George Kurian , Sushree S. Sahoo , P. K. Madhu , G. Rajalakshmi

Atomic magnetometry is one of the most sensitive field-measurement techniques for biological, geo-surveying, and navigation applications. An essential process in atomic magnetometry is measurement of optical polarization rotation of a…

Optics · Physics 2023-04-19 Xuting Yang , Meryem Benelajla , Jennifer T. Choy

A self-oscillating magnetometer based on nonlinear magneto-optical rotation using amplitude-modulated pump light and unmodulated probe light (AM-NMOR) in 87Rb has been constructed and tested towards a goal of airborne detection of magnetic…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2015-05-18 Chris Hovde , Brian Patton , Eric Corsini , James Higbie , Dmitry Budker