Optical pumping of alkali-metal vapor in the quasi-high-pressure regime

arXiv:2603.05859 · physics.atom-ph, quant-ph · Submitted 2026-03-06 · Read on arXiv

physics.atom-ph, quant-ph

Submitted: 2026-03-06

Updated: 2026-09-09

Comments: 16 pages, 10 figures, accepted by PRA

Journal ref: Phys. Rev. A 114, 032822 (2026)

DOI: 10.1103/cfg5-hd9j

License: http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/

Terminology

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• Calibration — 1× in this paper · explained in 7 episodes
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