OPTICAL MAGNETIC-RESONANCE-IMAGING OF RB VAPOR IN LOW MAGNETIC-FIELDS

Authors
SKALLA J WACKERLE G MEHRING M PINES A
Citation
J. Skalla et al., OPTICAL MAGNETIC-RESONANCE-IMAGING OF RB VAPOR IN LOW MAGNETIC-FIELDS, Physics letters. A, 226(1-2), 1997, pp. 69-74
Citations number
19
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
Physics letters. A → ACNP
ISSN journal
03759601
Volume
226
Issue
1-2
Year of publication
1997
Pages
69 - 74
Database
ISI
SICI code
0375-9601(1997)226:1-2<69:OMORVI>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
By applying magnetic field gradients to alkali vapor cells, images of the spatial distribution of spin-polarized Rb atoms were obtained. Opt ical pumping is used to produce precessing spin-polarization in the gr ound state. Detection of the coherent spin transients is performed in the time-domain by a single optical probe beam covering the whole samp le cell. Spatial resolution of better than 1 mm has been achieved by a projection-reconstruction method.