Magnetometer based on atomic coherence and possible application to the search for P and T violating permanent electric dipole moments of atoms
- 1 June 1995
- journal article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Quantum and Semiclassical Optics: Journal of the European Optical Society Part B
- Vol. 7 (3) , 297-305
- https://doi.org/10.1088/1355-5111/7/3/008
Abstract
A new approach to the experimental search for P and T violating permanent electric dipole moments (EDMs) in atoms is proposed. The high dispersion of a phase coherent atomic medium at a point of electromagnetically induced transparency is used to detect linear Stark-shifts associated with an atomic EDM in a highly sensitive interferometric measurement. Possible noise sources are analysed and estimates are given for the device sensitivity.Keywords
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