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Phys. Rev. A 71, 012903 (2005) [9 pages]

Microwave transitions and nonlinear magneto-optical rotation in anti-relaxation-coated cells

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D. Budker1,2,*, L. Hollberg3, D. F. Kimball1, J. Kitching3,†, S. Pustelny4, and V. V. Yashchuk5
1Department of Physics, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720-7300, USA
2Nuclear Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
3National Institute of Standards and Technology, 325 South Broadway, Boulder, Colorado 80305-3322, USA
4Instytut Fizyki im. M. Smoluchowskiego, Uniwersytet Jagielloński, Reymonta 4, 30-059 Krakow, Poland
5Advanced Light Source Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, USA

Received 12 August 2004; published 27 January 2005

Using laser optical pumping, widths and frequency shifts are determined for microwave transitions between ground-state hyperfine components of 85Rb and 87Rb atoms contained in vapor cells with alkane antirelaxation coatings. The results are compared with data on Zeeman relaxation obtained in nonlinear magneto-optical rotation experiments, a comparison important for quantitative understanding of spin-relaxation mechanisms in coated cells. By comparing cells manufactured over a 40‐year period we demonstrate the long-term stability of coated cells, an important property for atomic clocks and magnetometers.

© 2005 The American Physical Society

URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevA.71.012903
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevA.71.012903
PACS:
79.20.Rf, 32.80.Bx, 32.30.Bv

*Electronic address: budker@socrates.berkeley.edu

†Electronic address: kitching@boulder.nist.gov

 
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