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Counterpolarization of an Ensemble of Alkaline Atoms during Optical Pumping: Study with Allowance for Atomic Motion

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A theory is developed for the optical pumping of alkali atoms with allowance for Zeeman and hyperfine structures and atomic motion in the model of instantaneous mixing between the Zeeman and hyperfine sublevels in an excited state. The appearance of the angular momentum in the 87Rb and 133Cs atoms that is opposite to the momentum of the photons pumping these atoms is studied. This effect is found to be most pronounced in the D2 line. The influence of the buffer gas pressure and the optical pumping intensity on the features of this effect is analyzed. The influence of the counterpolarization effect on the parameters of high-sensitivity quantum magnetometers is discussed.

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This work was supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research, project no. 19-29-10004.

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    K. A. Barantsev & A. N. Litvinov

  2. Ioffe Institute, 194021, St. Petersburg, Russia

    A. S. Pazgalev & A. K. Vershovskii

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Barantsev, K.A., Litvinov, A.N., Pazgalev, A.S. et al. Counterpolarization of an Ensemble of Alkaline Atoms during Optical Pumping: Study with Allowance for Atomic Motion. J. Exp. Theor. Phys. 132, 189–199 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1134/S106377612101009X

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