• DocumentCode
    3404233
  • Title

    A picotesla atomic magnetometer operating at normal temperature

  • Author

    Liu Qiang ; Zhang Junhai ; Zeng Xianjin ; Han Simiao ; Li Jiuxing ; Li Qingmeng ; Huang Qiang ; Huang Zongjun ; Sun Weimin

  • Author_Institution
    Harbin Eng. Univ., Harbin, China
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    12-16 Oct. 2011
  • Firstpage
    153
  • Lastpage
    156
  • Abstract
    The basic principle of atomic magnetometer is to measure the precession frequency of polarized atomic spins in a magnetic field. The paper describes the optical pump, probe process and spin relaxation mechanisms. The magnetometer based on Cs atom is demonstrated in the experiment. At normal temperature 30°C the magnetometer achieves 8nT magnetic resonance widths and magnetic field sensitivity of 4.8pT/Hz1/2. It is more convenient for miniature structure design due to operate in lower temperature.
  • Keywords
    atomic structure; caesium; magnetometers; relaxation; spin; Cs; magnetic field; normal temperature; optical pump; picotesla atomic magnetometer; polarized atomic spins; precession frequency measurement; probe process; spin relaxation mechanisms; Laser excitation; Magnetic resonance; Magnetometers; Perpendicular magnetic anisotropy; Saturation magnetization; Superconducting magnets; Cs atom; atomic magnetometry; spin relaxation;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optoelectronics and Microelectronics Technology (AISOMT), 2011 Academic International Symposium on
  • Conference_Location
    Harbin
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-0794-0
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/AISMOT.2011.6159341
  • Filename
    6159341