Magnetometry based on the effect of laser-induced plasmas in a sodium-containing environment.

Autor: Ding N, Kang GG, Zhang XX, Guo YX, Guo ZY, Zhao L, Jin WQ, Zheng HQ, Ren QY, Zhao H
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Optics letters [Opt Lett] 2022 Sep 15; Vol. 47 (18), pp. 4608-4611.
DOI: 10.1364/OL.468358
Abstrakt: The magneto-optical resonance response of sodium atoms generated by a high-energy solid-state pulse Nd:YAG laser is studied in different external magnetic fields. We investigate the resonance fluorescence signal of sodium atoms in a simulated sea fog environment based on the laser-induced plasma (LIP) effect. By ionizing an NaCl solution spray to generate sodium atoms in an atmospheric environment, we build a Bell-Bloom magneto-optical resonance system under laboratory conditions. With the help of laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) and extinction spectrum, we obtain sodium atoms with a lifetime of 250 µs. A narrowband tunable continuous wave (CW) 589-nm laser tuned at the D 2 line with a modulation frequency around the Larmor frequency is used as the pump beam to polarize sodium atoms in the test magnetic field. We find that the magneto-optical resonance signals vary with different external magnetic fields and the positions of the resonance signal are consistent with the theoretical values. An intrinsic magnetometric sensitivity of 620.4 pT in a 1-Hz bandwidth is achieved.
Databáze: MEDLINE