Visualization of foreign atoms by optical magnetic-resonance imaging of Cs atoms
Kiyoshi Ishikawa, Satoshi Morii, Katsunari Enomoto +1 more
We perform optical magnetic-resonance (MR) imaging of Cs atoms that are polarized by the transfer from the polarized Xe or Rb atoms in a glass cell as well as by direct optical pumping. With MR images of Cs by alternate optical pumping and detection the distribution of polarized Xe or Rb of low gas pressure is observed in a weak magnetic field. We also discuss the effect of the spin-relaxation and the spin-exchange collisions between Cs, Xe, and Rb atoms on the spatial resolution of MR images of the diffusing Cs atoms.
Journal of the Optical Society of America B•Feb 1, 2000•7 citations