Orientation of aligned alkali atoms under magnetic resonance in a weak magnetic field

It is shown that, upon excitation of the magnetic resonance in a system of aligned atoms with unequally spaced sublevels, the atoms should become oriented. This orientation was detected experimentally for Cs atoms pumped by unpolarized light in the magnetic field of the Earth.     

Dressed atoms in flight through a periodic crystal field: X-VUV double resonance

We report the Autler-Townes doublet demonstrating a novel type of coherent interaction of atoms not with photons but with a periodic crystal field when the atom is in flight through a crystal at high velocity. It was observed by the nonoptical X-VUV (vacuum-ultraviolet) double resonance of three-dimensional resonant coherent excitation with good coherence. The states strongly coupled in the VUV region were probed by the excitation in the x-ray region. The characteristic spectra are well interpreted by an analogy of the dressed atom concept often adopted for the atom-photon interaction.     

Structure of magnetic resonance in <Superscript>87</Superscript>Rb atoms

Magnetic resonance at the F_g = 1 \( \rightleftarrows \)F_e = 1 transition of the D₁ line in ⁸⁷Rb has been studied with pumping and detection by linearly polarized radiation and detection at the double frequency of the radiofrequency field. The intervals of allowed values of the static and alternating magnetic fields in which magnetic resonance has a single maximum have been found. The structure appearing beyond these intervals has been explained. It has been shown that the quadratic Zeeman shift is responsible for the three-peak structure of resonance; the radiofrequency shift results in the appearance of additional extrema in resonance, which can be used to determine the relaxation constant Γ₂. The possibility of application in magnetometry has been discussed.     

Boson radiation in a periodic magnetic field

The first correction to the boson radiation intensity is obtained in an arbitrary two-component periodic magnetic field. In the ultrarelativistic case, the quantum correction for a specific kind of potential in which spiral motion is realized will agree with the corresponding expression in the theory of synchrotron radiation.Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Fizika, No. 9, pp. 27–32, September, 1989.The authors are grateful to Prof. V. G. Bagrov for attention to the research.     

Lorentz ionization of atoms in a strong magnetic field

Lorentz ionization emerges due to the motion of atoms or ions in a strong magnetic field. We use the semiclassical approximation to calculate the probability w _L of Lorentz ionization. We also find the stabilization factor S, which takes into account the reduction by the magnetic field of the probability of ionization decay of the bound s state. We estimate the probabilities w _L in magnetic-cumulation experiments and in astrophysics. We also qualitatively examine the dynamics of the magnetic cumulation process with allowance for the conductivity of the shell. Finally, we discuss a paradox related to the use of the quasistationary solution at the shell expansion stage. Zh. éksp. Teor. Fiz. 115, 1642–1663 (May 1999)     

Two-dimensional electron gas in a periodic magnetic field

We study the energy spectrum and electronic properties of a two-dimensional (2D) spinless electron gas in a periodic magnetic field which has the symmetry of a triangular lattice. We show that the energy bands depend strongly on the value of the magnetic field. For large field the low-energy electrons are localized on closed rings where the magnetic field vanishes. This results in the appearance of persistent currents around these rings. We also calculate the intrinsic Hall conductivity, which is quantized when the Fermi level is in a gap.     

Multi-dimensional magnetic resonance imaging in a stray magnetic field

Stray field imaging has been extensively utilized in the last 10 years to perform very high resolution imaging of samples in a single dimension using the massive field gradient present in the fringe of a superconducting magnet. By spinning the sample around the magic-angle, the stray field gradient is successively reoriented along three orthogonal directions in the sample reference frame, allowing the acquisition of a full three-dimensional Fourier image, thereby providing the possibility to perform multi-dimensional very high-resolution imaging with standard nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy equipment. Here, we show multi-dimensional images demonstrating the feasibility of this technique.     

Effect of magnetic field on a multi window ladder type electromagnetically induced transparency with 87Rb atoms in vapour cell

In this work, we experimentally study the effect of externally applied magnetic field on a ladder type EIT in a vapour cell consisting of ⁸⁷Rb atoms. The introduction of magnetic field causes the Zeeman splitting of the hyperfine levels of ⁸⁷Rb atoms and hence the number of available windows of transparency increases. We report the observation of nine such windows. Such multi window EIT systems are capable of storing pulses at the different frequencies, corresponding to these windows hence paving the way for realization of multi frequency quantum memories. Also, the total bandwidth of storage is 218.4 MHz which is two orders of magnitude higher than that typically obtained in single window EIT based storage systems. These systems have tremendous applications in the field of speedy transmission of data over a long distance quantum communication channel.     

Emission of relativistic electrons in a periodic magnetic field

The polarization properties and the angular and spectral-angular distribution of the emission of electrons moving in a periodic magnetic field are investigated. The emission power is expressed in the near-axial approximation in terms of the Fourier component of the vector potential of the external magnetic field.Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Fizika, No. 7, pp. 16–20, July, 1981.     

Entanglement of atoms by a resonance classical electromagnetic field

It is shown that the interaction of a system of two two-level atoms with a resonance classical electromagnetic field under conditions of collective relaxation gives rise to quantum correlations and controlled entanglement. Various models of the bath are examined, such as the unidirectional, one-dimensional, and three-dimensional models, as well as a squeezed bath. As a measure of the entanglement, the minimum negative eigenvalue of the Peres-Horodecki matrix is used.     

Intensity correlations in a coherently prepared Rb vapor in a magnetic field

We have studied the intensity correlations between two orthogonally linearly polarized components of a laser field propagating through a resonant atomic medium. These experiments have been performed in a rubidium atomic vapor. We observe that the correlations between the orthogonally polarized components of the laser beam are maximal in the absence of a magnetic field. The magnitude of the correlations depends on the applied magnetic field, and the magnitude first decreases and then increases with increasing magnetic field. Minimal correlations and maximal rotation angles are observed at the same magnetic fields. The width of the correlation function is directly proportional to the excited state lifetime and inversely proportional to the Rabi frequency of laser field.     

Study of optical narrow-band N-resonance formed in the vapor of isotope 87Rb atoms in an external magnetic field

Narrow-band cascade N-resonance formed in a Λ-system of rubidium atoms was investigated. Radiation of two continuous narrow-band lasers was used, one of which had a fixed frequency, while the second one was a probe laser. N-resonance may have a sub-natural width and exhibits enhancement of absorption. The behavior of N-resonance in an external magnetic field was examined with use of ⁸⁷Rb atomic vapors.     

Zeeman laser cooling of <Superscript>85</Superscript>Rb atoms in transverse magnetic field

The process of Zeeman laser cooling of ⁸⁵Rb atoms in a new scheme employing a transverse magnetic field has been experimentally studied. Upon cooling, the average velocity of atoms was 12 m/s at a beam intensity of 7.2×10¹² s^?1 and an atomic density of 4.7×10¹⁰ cm^?3.     

Splitting of the electromagnetically induced transparency resonance on 85Rb atoms in strong magnetic fields up to the Paschen-Back regime

Electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT) resonance in strong magnetic fields of up to 1.7 kG has been investigated with the use of a 30-??m cell filled with an atomic rubidium vapor and neon as a buffer gas. The EIT resonance in the ?? system of the D₁ line of ⁸⁵Rb atoms has been formed with the use of two narrowband (??1 MHz) 795-nm diode lasers. The EIT resonance in a longitudinal magnetic field is split into five components. It has been demonstrated that the frequencies of the five EIT components are either blue- or red-shifted with an increase in the magnetic field, depending on the frequency ??_P of the probe laser. In has been shown that in both cases the ⁸⁵Rb atoms enter the hyperfine Paschen-Back regime in magnetic fields of >1 kG. The hyperfine Paschen-Back regime is manifested by the frequency slopes of all five EIT components asymptotically approaching the same fixed value. The experiment agrees well with the theory.     

Effect of a magnetic field on the ionization of atoms

The ionization probability of an atomic s state under the action of static electric and magnetic fields is calculated taking into account the Coulomb interaction between the escaping electron and the atomic core. The structure of the perturbation series for the energy of the level is investigated and the asymptotic behavior of the higher orders of the perturbation theory is found. Pis’ma Zh. éksp. Teor. Fiz. 63, No. 6, 398–402 (25 March 1996)