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Characterization of high-temperature performance of cesium vapor cells with anti-relaxation coating

Dmitry BudkerDmitry BudkerArne WickenbrockXiang PengHong GuoWenhao LiWenhao LiMikhail BalabasSzymon Pustelny

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inorganic chemicalsAtomic Physics (physics.atom-ph)MagnetometerAnalytical chemistryFOS: Physical sciencesGeneral Physics and Astronomyengineering.material01 natural sciences7. Clean energyphysics.atom-phMathematical Scienceslaw.inventionPhysics - Atomic Physics010309 opticsEngineeringCoatinglaw0103 physical sciencesPhysics::Atomic Physics010306 general physicsSpin relaxationApplied PhysicsPhysicsVapour densitySpin polarizationRelaxation (NMR)Cesium vaporCharacterization (materials science)Physical SciencesengineeringAtomic physics

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© 2017 Author(s). Vapor cells with antirelaxation coating are widely used in modern atomic physics experiments due to the coating's ability to maintain the atoms' spin polarization during wall collisions. We characterize the performance of vapor cells with different coating materials by measuring longitudinal spin relaxation and vapor density at temperatures up to 95 °C. We infer that the spin-projection-noise-limited sensitivity for atomic magnetometers with such cells improves with temperature, which demonstrates the potential of antirelaxation coated cells in applications of future high-sensitivity magnetometers.

10.1063/1.4976017http://arxiv.org/abs/1609.04867