Quantum Zeno effect in atomic spin-exchange collisions
arXiv:0804.4872 · doi:10.1016/j.physleta.2008.05.032
Abstract
The suppression of spin-exchange relaxation in dense alkali-metal vapors discovered in 1973 and governing modern atomic magnetometers is here reformulated in terms of quantum measurement theory and the quantum Zeno effect. This provides a new perspective of understanding decoherence in spin-polarized atomic vapors.
4 pages, 1 figure