An optically pumped magnetic gradiometer for the detection of human biomagnetism

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2402.10113v1
• Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2024 17:08:49 GMT
• Title: An optically pumped magnetic gradiometer for the detection of human biomagnetism
• Authors: Harry Cook, Yulia Bezsudnova, Lari M. Koponen, Ole Jensen, Giovanni Barontini, Anna U. Kowalczyk
• Abstract summary: We show that our sensor can reach a gradiometric sensitivity of 18 $textfT/textcm/sqrttextHz$ and can reject common mode homogeneous magnetic field noise with up to 30 dB attenuation. In particular, we are able to record the auditory evoked response of the human brain, and to perform real-time magnetocardiography in the presence of external magnetic field disturbances.
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• Abstract: We realise an intrinsic optically pumped magnetic gradiometer based on non-linear magneto-optical rotation. We show that our sensor can reach a gradiometric sensitivity of 18 $\text{fT}/\text{cm}/\sqrt{\text{Hz}}$ and can reject common mode homogeneous magnetic field noise with up to 30 dB attenuation. We demonstrate that our magnetic field gradiometer is sufficiently sensitive and resilient to be employed in biomagnetic applications. In particular, we are able to record the auditory evoked response of the human brain, and to perform real-time magnetocardiography in the presence of external magnetic field disturbances. Our gradiometer provides complementary capabilities in human biomagnetic sensing to optically pumped magnetometers, and opens new avenues in the detection of human biomagnetism.

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