An optically pumped magnetic gradiometer for the detection of human biomagnetism

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Hauptverfasser: Cook, Harry, Bezsudnova, Yulia, Koponen, Lari M., Jensen, Ole, Barontini, Giovanni, Kowalczyk, Anna U.
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author Cook, Harry
Bezsudnova, Yulia
Koponen, Lari M.
Jensen, Ole
Barontini, Giovanni
Kowalczyk, Anna U.
author_facet Cook, Harry
Bezsudnova, Yulia
Koponen, Lari M.
Jensen, Ole
Barontini, Giovanni
Kowalczyk, Anna U.
contents We realise an intrinsic optically pumped magnetic gradiometer based on non-linear magneto-optical rotation. We show that our sensor can reach a gradiometric sensitivity of 18 $\text{fT}/\text{cm}/\sqrt{\text{Hz}}$ and can reject common mode homogeneous magnetic field noise with up to 30 dB attenuation. We demonstrate that our magnetic field gradiometer is sufficiently sensitive and resilient to be employed in biomagnetic applications. In particular, we are able to record the auditory evoked response of the human brain, and to perform real-time magnetocardiography in the presence of external magnetic field disturbances. Our gradiometer provides complementary capabilities in human biomagnetic sensing to optically pumped magnetometers, and opens new avenues in the detection of human biomagnetism.
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spellingShingle An optically pumped magnetic gradiometer for the detection of human biomagnetism
Cook, Harry
Bezsudnova, Yulia
Koponen, Lari M.
Jensen, Ole
Barontini, Giovanni
Kowalczyk, Anna U.
Applied Physics
Atomic Physics
Medical Physics
Optics
Quantum Physics
We realise an intrinsic optically pumped magnetic gradiometer based on non-linear magneto-optical rotation. We show that our sensor can reach a gradiometric sensitivity of 18 $\text{fT}/\text{cm}/\sqrt{\text{Hz}}$ and can reject common mode homogeneous magnetic field noise with up to 30 dB attenuation. We demonstrate that our magnetic field gradiometer is sufficiently sensitive and resilient to be employed in biomagnetic applications. In particular, we are able to record the auditory evoked response of the human brain, and to perform real-time magnetocardiography in the presence of external magnetic field disturbances. Our gradiometer provides complementary capabilities in human biomagnetic sensing to optically pumped magnetometers, and opens new avenues in the detection of human biomagnetism.
title An optically pumped magnetic gradiometer for the detection of human biomagnetism
topic Applied Physics
Atomic Physics
Medical Physics
Optics
Quantum Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2402.10113