Laser-based precision magnetometry in fundamental and applied research

Optics and Lasers in Engineering

Volumn 43, Issue 3-5, 2005, Pages 387-401

  Weis, A ^a   Wynands, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FRIBOURG   (Switzerland)

^b PHYSIKALISCH TECHNISCHE BUNDESANSTALT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cardiomagnetometry; Decoherence; Electric dipole moment; Magnetocardiogram; Optical magnetometry; Solid helium; Spin physics

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; HAMILTONIANS; HELIUM; LASER APPLICATIONS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; QUANTUM THEORY; RESONANCE;

ELECTRIC DIPOLE MOMENTS; OPTICAL MAGNETOMETRY; SOLID HELIUM; SPIN PHYSICS;

ATOMIC PHYSICS;

EID: 9444257598     PISSN: 01438166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.optlaseng.2004.03.010     Document Type: Article

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