Studying and applying magnetic dressing with a Bell and Bloom magnetometer

TL;DR

This paper explores advanced magnetic dressing techniques using a Bell and Bloom magnetometer, revealing new inhomogeneous and multi-oscillating field effects with potential practical applications.

Contribution

It introduces novel configurations of magnetic dressing, including inhomogeneous fields and secondary oscillating fields, with detailed theoretical modeling and potential applications.

Findings

Inhomogeneous dressing field enables operation in strongly inhomogeneous static fields.

Addition of a secondary perpendicular oscillating field produces novel spin dynamics.

Theoretical models accurately explain the observed phenomena.

Abstract

The magnetic dressing phenomenon occurs when spins precessing in a static field (holding field) are subject to an additional, strong, alternating field. It is usually studied when such extra field is homogeneous and oscillates in one direction. We study the dynamics of spins under dressing condition in two unusual configurations. In the first instance, an inhomogeneous dressing field produces space dependent dressing phenomenon, which helps to operate the magnetometer in strongly inhomogeneous static field. In the second instance, beside the usual configuration with static and the strong orthogonal oscillating magnetic fields, we add a secondary oscillating field, which is perpendicular to both. The system shows novel and interesting features that are accurately explained and modelled theoretically. Possible applications of these novel features are briefly discussed.