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Differential magnetometry based on a diverging laser beam

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Author(s)

Eleanor Hodby, Elizabeth A. Donley, John E. Kitching

Abstract

We discuss a new, compact design for a chip-scale differential atomic magnetometer that uses a single diverging laser beam to both pump and multiply probe the alkali atoms.
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Differential magnetometry based on a diverging laser beam

Keywords

DC magnetometry, MEMS, optical pumping

Citation

Hodby, E. , Donley, E. and Kitching, J. (2007), Differential magnetometry based on a diverging laser beam, Differential magnetometry based on a diverging laser beam, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=50544, http://tf.nist.gov/ofm/smallclock/index.htm (Accessed April 25, 2024)
Created March 25, 2007, Updated February 17, 2017