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Common devices, including car instrument panels, battery chargers, and inexpensive electrical instruments, measure potential difference (voltage), current, or resistance using a d'Arsonval galvanometer. This electromechanical instrument is also known as a moving coil galvanometer.
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Area of Science:

Atomic physics
Magnetometry
Optical sensing

Background:

Traditional magnetometers often suffer from dead zones, limiting measurement accuracy.
Accurate measurement of magnetic field gradients is crucial for various scientific and technological applications.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a single-beam Bell-Bloom magnetometer capable of dead-zone-free, three-axis magnetic field measurements.
To enable the determination of both magnitude and direction of magnetic field gradients using the developed magnetometer.

Main Methods:

Utilized a compact, square optical path within a vapor cell.
Employed intensity modulation of the light beam in a Bell-Bloom configuration.
Implemented a rotating vapor cell for optimizing measurement conditions.

Main Results:

Achieved dead-zone-free operation for three-axis magnetic field measurements.
Demonstrated sensitivity scaling with effective optical path length along each axis.
Observed distinct resonance peak splitting proportional to magnetic field gradient magnitude.
Successfully inferred external gradient direction by applying a reference gradient, functioning as a dual-axis gradiometer.

Conclusions:

The presented Bell-Bloom magnetometer design offers robust dead-zone-free, multi-axis magnetic field sensing.
The system's capability to measure magnetic field gradients significantly expands its utility.
Optimizing the optical path through vapor cell rotation minimizes gradient-induced measurement errors.