Reflection of a slow cesium atomic beam from a naturally magnetized Nd-Fe-B surface

F. Lison, D. Haubrich, P. Schuh, D. Meschede

Appl. Phys. B 69 501 (1999)

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Abstract

We have demonstrated the partly directed reflection of a slow cesium atomic beam by using the natural magnetic stray field above a Nd-Fe-B surface. From these experiments we determine the reflectivity and a minimum value for the magnetic stray field directly at the surface.