Method for characterizing self-assembled monolayers as antirelaxation wall coatings for alkali vapor cells

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2008, Pages

  Yi, Y W ^a   Robinson, H G ^b   Knappe, S ^b   Maclennan, J E ^a   Jones, C D ^a   Zhu, C ^a   Clark, N A ^a   Kitching, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC PHYSICS; ATOMIC SPECTROSCOPY; ATOMS; CLADDING (COATING); ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; FUSED SILICA; LASER SPECTROSCOPY; MISSILE BASES; SILICA; SILICATE MINERALS; SILICON COMPOUNDS; VAPORS; WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS);

ALKALI-VAPOR CELLS; ATOMIC MAGNETOMETERS; FUSED SILICA PLATES; OCTADECYLTRICHLOROSILANE; VAPOR CELLS;

SELF ASSEMBLED MONOLAYERS;

EID: 48849105907     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2958329     Document Type: Article

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