Abstract
We present an experimental study of $Z$-scan measurements of the nonlinear response of cold Cs atoms in a magneto-optical trap. Numerical simulations of the $Z$-scan signal accounting for the nonuniform atomic density agree with experimental results at large probe beam detunings. At small probe detunings a spatially varying radiation force modifies the $Z$-scan signal. We also show that the measured scan is sensitive to the atomic polarization distribution.
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