A 2-level system of cold sodium atoms with high and tunable susceptibility against the magnetic field

preprint2013arXivOpen access

Abstract

A 2-level spin-system of cold sodium atoms is proposed. Both the cases that the system has arrived at thermo-equilibrium and is in the early stage of evolution have been studied. This system is inert to the magnetic field BB in general but very sensitive in a narrow domain around B=B0B=B_0, where B0B_0 can be predicted and is tunable. A characteristic constant γ=0.278466γ=0.278466 dedicated to various 2-level systems is found, and leads to a upper limit for the internal energy UU of the whole system so that U≤γkBTU\leqγk_B T. This limit is considerably lower than the energy assigned to the spatial motion of only a single particle. Under thermo-equilibrium, the populations of spin-components measured at distinct TT converge to a fixed value when B=B0B=B_0. The period and amplitude of population oscillation are found to be seriously affected by the special sensitivity against BB. Rich messages on the dynamic parameters could be obtained via experimental measurements of these systems.

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