December 31, 2007
Author(s)
Wangchun Chen, Thomas R. Gentile, S E. Babcock, T G. Walker
We have studied the efficiency of spin-exchange optical pumping (SEOP) in cells that contain either pure rubidium, mixtures of rubidium and potassium, or pure potassium. Optical pumping was performed with spectrally narrowed diode array lasers operating at