Optical determination of alkali metal vapor number density in the vicinity (∼10-5cm) of cell surfaces

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 1904-1910

  Zhao, Kaifeng ^a   Wu, Z ^a   Lai, H M ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALI METALS; DENSITY OF GASES; LIGHT REFLECTION; OPTICAL PUMPING; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS;

EVANESCENT WAVES;

DENSITY MEASUREMENT (OPTICAL);

EID: 0001617546     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.18.001904     Document Type: Article

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