Spin relaxation resonances due to the spin-axis interaction in dense rubidium and cesium vapor.
Resonances in the magnetic decoupling curves for the spin relaxation of dense alkali-metal vapors prove that much of the relaxation is due to the spin-axis interaction in triplet dimers. Initial estimates of the spin-axis coupling coefficients for the dimers (likely accurate to a factor of 2) are |lambda|/h = 290 MHz for Rb; 2500 MHz for Cs.
Erickson
C J
CJ
Joseph Henry Laboratory, Physics Department, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, USA.
Levron
D
D
Happer
W
W
Kadlecek
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S
Chann
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B
Anderson
L W
LW
Walker
T G
TG
D002586:Cesium / Q000737:chemistry*; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D012413:Rubidium / Q000737:chemistry*
D002586:Cesium; D012413:Rubidium