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The Zeeman splitting of a localized single spin can be used to construct a magnetometer allowing high precision measurements of magnetic fields with almost atomic spatial resolution. While sub-{\mu}T sensitivity can in principle be obtained…

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We propose an experimental search for an axion-induced oscillating electric dipole moment (OEDM) for electrons using state-of-the-art alkali vapor-cell atomic magnetometers. The axion is a hypothesized new fundamental particle which can…

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We propose a novel paradigm to vector magnetometry based on machine learning. Unlike conventional schemes where one measured signal explicitly connects to one parameter, here we encode the three-dimensional magnetic-field information in the…

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Noise properties of an idealized atomic magnetometer that utilizes spin squeezing induced by a continuous quantum nondemolition measurement are considered. Such a magnetometer measures spin precession of $N$ atomic spins by detecting…

Vector field measurement is demonstrated with an all-optical scalar atomic magnetometer using intrinsic parameters related to its scalar operation. The Bell-Bloom type atomic magnetometer measures the Larmor precession of cesium atoms…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2021-02-02 Rui Zhang , Rahul Mhaskar , Ken Smith , Easswar Balasubramaniam , Mark Prouty

Present protocols for obtaining the ultimate magnetic sensitivity of optically pumped magnetometers (OPMs) utilizing alkali-metal ensembles rely on uncorrelated atoms in stretched states. A new approach for calculating the spin projection…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-02-23 K. Mouloudakis , V. Koutrouli , I. K. Kominis , M. W. Mitchell , G. Vasilakis

We measure the sensitivity of a broadband atomic magnetometer using quantum non-demolition spin measurements. A cold, dipole-trapped sample of rubidium atoms provides a long-lived spin system in a non-magnetic environment, and is probed…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-25 M. Koschorreck , M. Napolitano , B. Dubost , M. W. Mitchell

We present a theory for the estimation of a scalar or a vector magnetic field by its influence on an ensemble of trapped spin polarized atoms. The atoms interact off-resonantly with a continuous laser field, and the measurement of the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-10 Vivi Petersen , Lars Bojer Madsen , Klaus Molmer

Random motion of spins is usually detrimental in magnetic resonance experiments. The spin diffusion in non-uniform magnetic fields causes broadening of the resonance and limits the sensitivity and the spectral resolution in applications…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-01-18 Xiangdong Zhang , Jinbo Hu , Nan Zhao

Alkali-metal-vapor magnetometers, using coherent precession of polarized atomic spins for magnetic field measurement, have become one of the most sensitive magnetic field detectors. Their application areas range from practical uses such as…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2019-06-26 Yue Chang , Yu-Hao Guo , Jie Qin

A magnetometric technique is demonstrated that may be suitable for precision measurements of fields ranging from the sub-microgauss level to above the Earth field. It is based on resonant nonlinear magneto-optical rotation caused by atoms…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2009-11-07 D. Budker , D. F. Kimball , V. V. Yashchuk , M. Zolotorev

$^{39}$K atoms have the smallest ground state ($^2S_{1/2}$) hyperfine splitting of all the most naturally abundent alkali isotopes and, consequently, the smallest characteristic magnetic field value $B_0 = A_{^2S_{1/2}}/\mu_B \approx 170$…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2022-07-13 M. Auzinsh , A. Sargsyan , A. Tonoyan , C. Leroy , R. Momier , D. Sarkisyan , A. Papoyan

In recent years diode laser sources have become widespread and reliable tools in magneto-optical spectroscopy. In particular, laser-driven atomic magnetometers have found a wide range of practical applications. More recently, so-called…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2015-06-16 Z. D. Grujić , A. Weis

Alkali-noble-gas comagnetometers have become an essential tool for tests of fundamental physics and offer a compact platform for precision gyroscopy. They are, however, limited by technical noise at low frequencies, commonly due to their…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-04-07 Morgan Hedges , Ankit Papneja , Karun Paul , Ben C Buchler

We experimentally demonstrate that a squeezed probe optical field can improve the sensitivity of the magnetic field measurements based on nonlinear magneto-optical rotation (NMOR) with an amplitude-modulated pump when compared to a coherent…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-07-19 Jiahui Li , Irina Novikova

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

We present a magnetometer based on optically pumped Cs atoms that measures the magnitude and direction of a 1 $\mu$T magnetic field. Multiple circularly polarized laser beams were used to probe the free spin precession of the Cs atoms. The…

We analyze magnetometry using an optically levitated nanodiamond. We consider a configuration where a magnetic field gradient couples the mechanical oscillation of the diamond with its spin degree of freedom provided by a Nitrogen vacancy…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2017-08-09 Pardeep Kumar , M. Bhattacharya

The operation of a high sensitive atomic magnetometer using resonant elliptically polarized light is demonstrated. The experimental geometry allows autonomous frequency stabilization of the laser, thereby offers compact operation of the…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2016-03-23 S. Pradhan , S. Mishra , R. Behera , Poornima , K. Dasgupta

Ultra-low noise magnetic field is essential for many branches of scientific research. Examplesinclude experiments conducted on ultra-cold atoms, quantum simulations, as well as precisionmeasurements. In ultra-cold atom experiments…

Applied Physics · Physics 2019-05-27 Xiao-Tian Xu , Zong-Yao Wang , Rui-Heng Jiao , Chang-Rui Yi , Wei Sun , Shuai Chen