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arXiv:2109.10324 · Physical Review A

Optical and spin-coherence properties of rubidium atoms trapped in solid neon

Ugne Dargyte, David M. Lancaster, Jonathan D. Weinstein

Published Sep 21, 2021• 7 citations
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Abstract

In this work, we measure the properties of ensembles of rubidium atoms trapped in solid neon that are relevant for use as quantum sensors of magnetic fields: the spin coherence of the trapped atoms and the ability to optically control and measure their spin state. We use the rubidium atoms as an AC magnetometer---by employing an appropriate dynamical decoupling sequence---and demonstrate NMR detection of $^{21}\mathrm{Ne}$ atoms co-trapped in the neon matrix.

DOI
10.1103/physreva.104.032611

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