Dual-frequency optical pumping for spin-polarizing a lithium atomic beam

Optical pumping of a lithium atomic beam for atom interferometry

Observation of optical pumping effects in collinear atomic beam - laser beam(s) interaction

2014 The detection of optical resonances by observation of the fluorescence light emitted from a fast atomic beam of Na interacting with a collinear laser beam is limited in sensitivity by optical pumping processes. In the experiment reported here, we take advantage of the optical pumping by using a second collinear laser beam, achieving then a gain in fluorescence signal. The effects of the la...

Spin-Exchange optical pumping in a van

A cesium beam atomic clock using laser optical pumping. Preliminary tests

2014 A passive microwave cesium beam resonator utilizing optical pumping with a C.W. narrowband tunable laser (here, a GaAs laser) has been realized. A population difference between the levels of the ground state hyperfine transition of 133Cs (at 9 192.631... MHz) is achieved by optical pumping with the GaAs laser; the microwave resonance is detected through a change in the intensity of the flu...

Fundamentals of Spin-Exchange Optical Pumping

The standard model of Spin-Exchange Optical Pumping of He has come under close scrutiny as researchers try to maximize the quantity and polarization of He. This paper will review four important effects that have come to light: 1) pumping with frequency narrowed diode lasers significantly improves the polarization and production rate as compared to off-theshelf broadband sources 2) Rb-K mixtures...