Displacement of a laser beam by a precessing magnetic dipole

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1992-10

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The American Physical Society

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Exchange of angular momentum between photons and atoms cannot only cause optical pumping, but also a lateral displacement of a laser beam traveling through a homogeneous atomic vapor. We present experimental data from the ground state of atomic sodium demonstrating this effect.

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Tilo Blasberg and Dieter Suter: Displacement of a Laser Beam by a Precessing Magnetic Dipole. In: Phys. Rev. Lett. 69, 2507-2510 (1992).