Magnetic dipolar interaction between hyperfine clock states in a planar alkali Bose gas

Autor: Zou, Y. -Q., Bakkali-Hassani, B., Maury, C., Cerf, É. Le, Nascimbene, S., Dalibard, J., Beugnon, J.
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Phys. Rev. Lett. 125, 233604 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: Working Paper
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.125.233604
Popis: In atomic systems, clock states feature a zero projection of the total angular momentum and thus a low sensitivity to magnetic fields. This makes them widely used for metrological applications like atomic fountains or gravimeters. Here, we show that a mixture of two such non-magnetic states still display magnetic dipole-dipole interactions. Using high resolution spectroscopy of a planar gas of $^{87}$Rb atoms with a controlled in-plane shape, we explore the effective isotropic and extensive character of these interactions and demonstrate their tunability. Our measurements set strong constraints on the relative values of the s-wave scattering lengths $a_{ij}$ involving the two clock states.
Databáze: arXiv