title: Nonlinear magneto-optical rotation in the presence of a radio-frequency field.
abstract: We report measurements of nonlinear magneto-optical rotation (NMOR) for the D2line of87Rb atoms in an antirelaxation-coated vapor cell in the presence of a radio-frequency (rf) field. The experimental NMOR signals as a function of rf field frequency for various rf field powers are compared to a theoretical model based on the density-matrix formalism. The comparison between experiment and theory enables understanding of the ground-state atomic spin polarization dynamics, illustrated using plots of the probability distribution of the atomic angular momentum.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan 52900, Israel.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Zigdon
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Wilson-Gordon
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Guttikonda
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Bahr
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Neitzke
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Rochester
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Budker
mesh_terms: D003198:Computer Simulation; D004574:Electromagnetic Fields; D008027:Light; D008956:Models, Chemical; D017711:Nonlinear Dynamics; D011846:Radio Waves; D012031:Refractometry / Q000379:methods*; D012399:Rotation; D012414:Rubidium Radioisotopes / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000528:radiation effects*
chemical_list: D012414:Rubidium Radioisotopes