Optically pumped cell for novel visible decay of inhomogeneous magnetic field or of rf frequency spectrum

1 June 1977

journal article
conference paper
Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters

Vol. 30 (11) , 580-582
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.89243

Abstract

We have constructed a simple laser-pumped device for a visible and real-time display of an inhomogeneous magnetic field in three dimensions. Photographic records of such displays in the form of constant-field contours spaced 5 mG apart are presented. Our device is capable of high spatial resolution, and we have observed contour lines as sharp as 0.02 cm full width. Such real-time high-resolution contours cannot be obtained by conventional point-by-point mapping. Our device can also be used as an unconventional rf frequency spectrum analyzer.

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