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J. Phys. IV France
Volume 01, Numéro C7, Décembre 1991
2nd International ConferenceLaser M2P |
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| Page(s) | C7-307 - C7-310 | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/jp4:1991782 | |
2nd International Conference
Laser M2P
J. Phys. IV France 01 (1991) C7-307-C7-310
DOI: 10.1051/jp4:1991782
1 Institut de Physique Nucléaire, F-91406 Orsay cedex, France
2 Physics Department, University of Missouri-Rolla, Rolla, MO 65401, USA
3 Laboratoire de Spectroscopie Hertzienne de l'ENS, F-75014 Park cedex 05, France
© EDP Sciences 1991
Laser M2P
J. Phys. IV France 01 (1991) C7-307-C7-310
DOI: 10.1051/jp4:1991782
A SINGLE-MODE, DIODE-PUMPED LMA LASER TO PROBE THE SPIN ORIENTATION OF ENSEMBLES OF 3He AND 4He
L.D. SCHEARER1, 2, S. ESSABAA1 and M. LEDUC31 Institut de Physique Nucléaire, F-91406 Orsay cedex, France
2 Physics Department, University of Missouri-Rolla, Rolla, MO 65401, USA
3 Laboratoire de Spectroscopie Hertzienne de l'ENS, F-75014 Park cedex 05, France
Abstract
A diode-pumped Nd:Lanthanum Magnesium Hexaluminate laser was constructed which provides up to 15 mW of single-mode, tunable CW emission at 1083 nm. By appropriately polarizing the narrow-band laser emission (< 10 MHz), the laser can be used to determine the populations of the magnetic substates of the He ( 23S1) atoms. The laser is tuned to one of the absorption peaks of the helium metastable atom by tilting a thin (1 mm) solid, coated etalon placed inside the laser cavity and the absorption is measured. The relative absorption is used to determine the ensemble polarization ; the absolute absorption yields the metastable density.
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