Atomic physics - A new spin on magnetometry

被引:29
作者
Budker, D [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Calif Berkeley, Dept Phys, Berkeley, CA 94720 USA
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D O I
10.1038/422574a
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
The capability to measure small, localized magnetic fields is valuable in biology as well as physics. A new device, based on spin-polarized alkali atoms, achieves better sensitivity and resolution than before.
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页码:574 / 575
页数:2
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