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Unambiguous measurement in an unshielded microscale magnetometer with sensitivity below 1 pT/rHz

URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2309.11825v2
Date: Thu, 20 Jun 2024 01:42:27 GMT
Title: Unambiguous measurement in an unshielded microscale magnetometer with sensitivity below 1 pT/rHz
Authors: Hamish A. M. Taylor, Christopher C. Bounds, Alex Tritt, L. D. Turner,
Abstract summary: We describe how Hilbert-demodulated optical magnetometry can be realised on cold atom sensors. We measure a test field to be $ 86.0121261(4) ; mathrmmu T$ in a single shot, achieving dc sensitivity of 380 fT in a duration of 1000 ms.
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Abstract: Cold atom magnetometers exploit a dense ensemble of quanta with long coherence times to realise leading sensitivity on the micrometer scale. Configured as a Ramsey interferometer, a cold atom sensor can approach atom shot-noise limited precision but suffers from fringe ambiguity, producing gross errors when the field falls outside a narrow predefined range. We describe how Hilbert-demodulated optical magnetometry can be realised on cold atom sensors to provide field measurements both precise and unambiguous. Continuous reconstruction of the Larmor phase allows us to determine the dc magnetic field unambiguously in an unshielded environment, as well as measure ac variation of the field, in a single shot. The ac measurement allows us to characterize, and then neutralise, line-synchronous magnetic interference, extending reconstruction times. Using $1.6 \times 10^6$ $^{87}$Rb atoms in a volume of $(68 \,\mathrm{\mu m})^3$, we measure a test field to be $ 86.0121261(4) \; \mathrm{\mu T}$ in a single shot, achieving dc sensitivity of 380 fT in a duration of 1000 ms. Our results demonstrate that Hilbert-demodulated optical readout yields metrologically-significant sensitivity without the fringe ambiguity inherent to Ramsey interferometry.

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