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Ultra-high sensitivity magnetic field and magnetization measurements with an atomic magnetometer

arXiv:0910.2206 · doi:10.1063/1.3491215

Abstract

We describe an ultra-sensitive atomic magnetometer using optically-pumped potassium atoms operating in spin-exchange relaxation free (SERF) regime. We demonstrate magnetic field sensitivity of 160 aT/Hz in a gradiometer arrangement with a measurement volume of 0.45 cm and energy resolution per unit time of . As an example of a new application enabled by such a magnetometer we describe measurements of weak remnant rock magnetization as a function of temperature with a sensitivity on the order of 10 emu/cm/Hz and temperatures up to 420C.

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