https://physlab-wiki.com/ 2026-04-25T07:51:55+00:00 https://physlab-wiki.com/ https://physlab-wiki.com/lib/tpl/UChicago/images/favicon.ico text/html 2025-01-07T15:58:36+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://physlab-wiki.com/phylabs/lab_courses/phys-211-wiki-home/archive/optical-pumping/start?rev=1736283516&do=diff Optical Pumping TA Notes Optical pumping is an experimental technique by which specifically prepared photons are used to excite an ensemble of rubidium (Rb) atoms in a way which drives the atoms into a specific atomic energy state from which the atom can no longer be excited by the photons. Once you learn how the technique works and how to apply it to rubidium atoms in a vapor cell, you will use it as a tool to make measurements of the energy of the Zeeman splitting as a function of magnetic f…