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The capability of performing accurate measurements of neutron beam polarization opens a number of exciting opportunities in fundamental neutron physics and in neutron scattering. At the LANSCE pulsed neutron source we have measured the…
We demonstrate a technique for directly measuring the quadratic Zeeman shift using stimulated Raman transitions.The quadratic Zeeman shift has been measured yielding [delta][nju] = 1296.8 +/-3.3 Hz/G^{2} for magnetically insensitive…
The Fermi-contact interaction that characterizes collisional spin exchange of a noble gas with an alkali-metal vapor also gives rise to NMR and EPR frequency shifts of the noble-gas nucleus and the alkali-metal atom, respectively. We have…
The Zeeman splittings and EPR frequencies of alkali-metal atoms are shifted in the presence of a polarized noble gas. For a spherical geometry, the shift is enhanced over what is expected classically by a dimensionless atomic parameter…
We have studied collisional perturbations of radio-frequency (rf) electric-dipole (E1) transitions between the nearly degenerate opposite-parity levels in atomic dysprosium (Dy) in the presence of 10 to 80 $\mu$Torr of H$_\text{2}$,…
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…
We report a measurement of the dimensionless enhancement factor $\kappa_0$ for the Rb-$^{129}$Xe pair commonly used in spin exchange optical pumping (SEOP) to produce hyperpolarized $^{129}$Xe. $\kappa_0$ characterizes the amplification of…
We have measured the ratio of the diffusion cross-section to the angular momentum reorientation cross-section in the colliding Fe-3He and Ni-3He systems. Nickel (Ni) and iron (Fe) atoms are introduced via laser ablation into a cryogenically…
We perform Ramsey-Bord\'e spectroscopy on laser-cooled magnesium atoms in free fall to measure the 1S0 \rightarrow 3P1 intercombination transition frequency. The measured value of 655 659 923 839 730 (48) Hz is consistent with our former…
We have magneto-optically trapped all three stable neon isotopes, including the rare Ne-21, and all two-isotope combinations. The atoms are prepared in the metastable ^3P_2 state and manipulated via laser interaction on the ^3P_2 to ^3D_3}…
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…
Black-body radiation (BBR) shift is an important systematic correction for the atomic frequency standards realizing the SI unit of time. Presently, there is a controversy over the value of the BBR shift for the primary $^{133}$Cs standard.…
The roles of the fine-structure intramanifold resonances to the Zeeman shifts caused by the blackbody radiation (BBRz shifts) in the optical clock transitions are analyzed. The clock frequency measurement in the $^1S_0-^3P_0$ clock…
We show that a correct formulation of the cold collision frequency shift for two photon spectroscopy of Bose-condensed and cold non-Bose-condensed hydrogen is consistent with experimental data. Our treatment includes transport and…
The differential polarizability, due to near-infrared light at 1126 nm, of the 27Al+ 1S0 -> 3P0 clock transition is measured to be 4\pi\epsilon_0 x (1.6 +/- 0.5) x 10^{-31} m^3. This measurement is combined with experimental oscillator…
We report on a direct measurement of a phase shift on a weak coherent beam by a single Rb-87 atom in a Mach-Zehnder interferometer. A maximum phase shift of about 1 degree is observed experimentally.
New, high-precision measurements of the 3He(e,e'p) reaction using the A1 collaboration spectrometers at the Mainz microtron MAMI are presented. These were performed in parallel kinematics at energy transfers below the quasi-elastic peak,…
The $5S_{1/2}\rightarrow 5D_{5/2}$ two-photon transition in Rb is of interest for the development of a compact optical atomic clock. Here we present a rigorous calculation of the 778.1~nm ac-Stark shift ($2.30(4)…
Characterization of the trap rf induced a.c. Zeeman shift is essential for achieving high accuracy in optical ion clocks. In this work, we demonstrate the experimental characterization of this shift using highly charged $\mathrm{Ca}^{14+}$.…
Electric-field-controlled F\"orster resonance energy transfer (FRET) between Rydberg helium (He) atoms and ground-state ammonia (NH$_3$) molecules has been studied at translational temperatures below 100 mK. The experiments were performed…