Experiments using laser cooled atoms and ions show real promise for practical applications
in quantum-enhanced metrology, timing, navigation, and sensing as well as exotic roles in …

Sensitivity of the precise measurement based on interaction between light and atoms can be
improved by prolonging spin-polarization lifetime of alkali-metal atoms. However, spin …

We show that rubidium vapor can be produced within the core of a photonic band-gap fiber
yielding an optical depth in excess of 2000. Our technique for producing the vapor is based …

The relaxation of atomic polarization in buffer-gas-free, paraffin-coated cesium vapor cells is
studied using a variation on Franzen's technique of “relaxation in the dark”[Franzen, Phys …

The ability to produce liter volumes of highly-spin-polarized Xe 129 enables a wide range of
investigations, most notably in the fields of materials science and biomedical magnetic …

Atomic-vapor density change due to light induced atomic desorption (LIAD) is studied in
paraffin-coated rubidium, cesium, sodium, and potassium cells. In the present experiment …

We demonstrate the ability to generate extremely large rubidium densities in uncoated
hollow-core photonic band-gap fibers using light-induced atomic desorption. Once the fiber …

We show that light-induced atom desorption (LIAD) can be used as a flexible atomic source
for large Rb 87 and K 40 magneto-optical traps. The use of LIAD at short wavelengths allows …

We observe reversible light assisted formation and evaporation of rubidium clusters
embedded in nanoporous silica. Metallic nanoparticles are cyclically produced and …

Rubidium and cesium metal nanoparticles were grown in nanoporous silica samples placed
in alkali vapor cells. Their size and shape were investigated by measuring the sample …