A Modified Method of Faraday Rotation for Investigation of Atomic Lines of Rubidium and Potassium in Ultrathin Cells
Abstract
A nanocell filled with atomic vapors of rubidium and potassium was used to develop a modified method of Faraday rotation. The formed lines are characterized by a spectral width that is a factor of 1.5−2 smaller than those obtained by traditional method of Faraday rotation in nanocells. The new method allows obtaining the spectral width of atomic line that is 8 times smaller than the Doppler broadening in the case of the D 2 line of rubidium and 15 time smaller than the Doppler broadening in the case of the D 1,2 lines of potassium. In magnetic fields B = 100-1200 G, all atomic lines of Rb and K atoms are spectrally resolved and identified. In the case of the D 2 line of Rb, it is demonstrated that the probabilities of magneto-induced transitions (87Rb, F g = 1 → F e = 3 and 85Rb, F g = 2 → F e = 4) can exceed the probabilities of the allowed transitions. Convenience and efficiency of the modified method of Faraday rotation for high-resolution spectroscopy is demonstrated.
- Publication:
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Optics and Spectroscopy
- Pub Date:
- March 2019
- DOI:
- 10.1134/S0030400X19030202
- Bibcode:
- 2019OptSp.126..173S