Effect of radiation trapping on the polarization of an optically pumped alkali-metal vapor in a weak magnetic field
- 1 September 1987
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review A
- Vol. 36 (5) , 2142-2147
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physreva.36.2142
Abstract
Calculations are presented on the effect of radiation trapping on the electron-spin polarization that can be produced by optical pumping of an alkali-metal vapor in a weak magnetic field. Radiation trapping severely limits the polarization that can be obtained in a weak magnetic field.Keywords
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