Physics – Atomic Physics
Scientific paper
1996-11-10
Physics
Atomic Physics
17 pages, RevTex and 8 figures, PostScript
Scientific paper
We consider the coherent population trapping phenomenon in a thermal sodium atomic beam. We compare the different coherent population trapping schemes that can be established on the D1 line using the Zeeman sublevels of a given ground hyperfine state. The coherent population trapping preparation is examined by means of a Hanle effect configuration. The efficiency of the coherent population trapping phenomenon has been examined in presence of optical pumping into hyperfine levels external to those of the excited transition. We show that both the contrast and the width of the coherent population trapping resonance strongly decrease when the optical pumping rate is increased. In the experiment, the loss rate due to optical pumping has been controlled by means of a laser repump of variable intensity.
Arimondo Ennio
Maichen W.
Renzoni Ferruccio
Windholz Laurentius
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