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The 14 pages that link to Optical pumping, each with the reason it gives.

• Laser coolingRelated: Cooling cycles often require pumping atoms back into a state that interacts with the laser.

• Hyperfine structureRelated: It can prepare atoms in selected hyperfine states for spectroscopy and precision measurement.

• Population inversionRelated: It can create an inverted population by selectively exciting atoms or molecules.

• Magneto-optical trapRelated: Circularly polarized beams optically pump atoms into states that experience position-dependent forces.

• Fiber laserRelated: Pump light excites the rare-earth ions that supply optical gain.

• Ruby laserRelated: A flashlamp pumps chromium ions into excited states before the laser pulse.

• Landé g-factorRelated: State-dependent magnetic shifts and transitions depend on the relevant Landé factors.

• Solid-state laserRelated: Flashlamps or diodes excite the active ions in many solid-state lasers.

• Claude Cohen-TannoudjiRelated: Internal-state changes underlie the light shifts and polarization effects used in sub-Doppler cooling.

• Nd:YAG laserRelated: Flashlamps or laser diodes optically excite neodymium ions in the crystal.

• Nikolay BasovRelated: Basov investigated optical methods for creating the population inversion needed in lasers.

• Arthur Leonard SchawlowRelated: It helps prepare atomic states for precise spectroscopic measurements.