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Magnetic field-induced modification of selection rules for Rb D2 line monitored by selective reflection from a vapor nanocell

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Magnetic field-induced giant modification of the probabilities of five transitions of 5S1 / 2,F g = 2 → 5P3 / 2,F e = 4 of 85Rb and three transitions of 5S1 / 2,F g = 1 → 5P3 / 2,F e = 3 of 87Rb forbidden by selection rules for zero magnetic field has been observed experimentally and described theoretically for the first time. For the case of excitation with circularly-polarized (σ+) laser radiation, the probability of F g = 2,m F = − 2 → F e = 4,m F = − 1 transition becomes the largest among the seventeen transitions of 85Rb F g = 2 → F e = 1,2,3,4 group, and the probability of F g = 1, m F = − 1 → F e = 3,m F = 0 transition becomes the largest among the nine transitions of 87Rb F g = 1 → F e = 0,1,2,3 group, in a wide range of magnetic field 200–1000 G. Complete frequency separation of individual Zeeman components was obtained by implementation of derivative selective reflection technique with a 300 nm-thick nanocell filled with Rb, allowing formation of narrow optical resonances. Possible applications are addressed. The theoretical model is well consistent with the experimental results.

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  • 16 January 2018

    The two technical points below are corrected by this erratum: 1. The publisher apologizes for a technical problem occurring in the scale numbering of Figure 2. The figure is corrected below. Fig. 2 Diagram of the relevant transitions between the Zeeman sublevels of Rb D2 line with σ+ (left-circular) laser excitation for the case of (a) 85Rb (nuclear spin I = 5/2), and (b) 87Rb (nuclear spin I = 3/2). Each transition is labeled to facilitate identification in the following graphs. Linear Zeeman shift rates are indicated next to each hyperfine level. 2. Page 6, line 14 of the Conclusion section “Fg = 2, mF = −3 → Fe = 4, mF = −2” should be replaced by “Fg = 2, mF = −2 → Fe = 4, mF = −1”.

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    Emmanuel Klinger, Armen Sargsyan, Ara Tonoyan, Grant Hakhumyan, Aram Papoyan & David Sarkisyan

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    Emmanuel Klinger & Claude Leroy

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Klinger, E., Sargsyan, A., Tonoyan, A. et al. Magnetic field-induced modification of selection rules for Rb D2 line monitored by selective reflection from a vapor nanocell. Eur. Phys. J. D 71, 216 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1140/epjd/e2017-80291-6

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