Atoms that measure magnetic fields could lead to new quantum sensors
A team of physicists and engineers at the University of Colorado Boulder has discovered a new way to measure the orientation ...
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High-precision magnetic field measurement achieved with atom-based sensors
Researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder (CU Boulder) have made a significant advance in magnetic field measurement. They have developed a new technique that uses atoms as highly precise ...
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Thermometer uses Rydberg atoms to make calibration-free measurements
A new way to measure the temperatures of objects by studying the effect of their black-body radiation on Rydberg atoms has ...
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Atomic vapor cell (IMAGE)
Artist's impression of Rydberg atoms converting a microwave field into an optical beam (Source: M. Mazelanik, University of Warsaw) Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the ...
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Optical magnetometry
A favourable feature of magnetometers with a small vapour cell is their reduced sensitivity ... of levels of spatial quantization in atoms. Application to the Stern and Gerlach and magnetic ...
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Rubidium 'whiskers' in a vapour cell
The observed rate of growth indicates that an atom from the vapour phase that hits the crystal ... sticking probability of order unity, or that atoms adsorbed in a 'wrong' place on the crystal ...
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Physical Vapour Deposition (PVD) – An Introduction
Physical vapour deposition (PVD) is fundamentally a vaporisation coating ... In these cases, the target will consist of the metal. The atoms of metal will then react with the appropriate gas during ...