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Dynamically polarized atomic comagnetometer

  • Xiaofei Huang
  • , Kai Wei*
  • , Yang Rui
  • , Dinghui Gong
  • , Saixin Zhou
  • , Jie Zheng
  • , Wei Quan
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Beihang University
  • Hefei National Laboratory
  • National Institute of Extremely-Weak Magnetic Field Infrastructure

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Abstract

Atomic spin sensors are essential for beyond-the-standard-model exploration, biomagnetic measurement, and quantum navigation. While the traditional DC mode spin-exchange relaxation-free (SERF) comagnetometer achieves ultrahigh sensitivity, further improvements require suppressing technical noise and surpassing standard quantum limit. In this work, we develop a K-Rb-21Ne SERF atomic comagnetometer that dynamically polarizes the electron and nuclear spins, shielding signals from direct interference by pump light. We establish a three-phase evolutionary model for hybrid spin ensemble dynamics, yielding a complete analytical solution, and analyze the responses to various spin perturbations. Additionally, we achieve an average 39% suppression of the polarization noise and identify the key factors that limit sensitivity improvements. The dynamically polarized comagnetometer exhibits effective suppression of technical noise and holds the potential to overcome quantum noise limit while offering promising applications in exploring new physics and precise magnetic field measurements.

Original languageEnglish
Article number102961
JournalCell Reports Physical Science
Volume6
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - 19 Nov 2025

Keywords

  • atomic spin sensor
  • dynamically polarized comagnetometer
  • pulsed pump light
  • spin-exchange relaxation-free

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