DELAYED-DETECTION MEASUREMENT OF ATOMIC NA 3P P-2(3/2) HYPERFINE-STRUCTURE USING POLARIZATION QUANTUM-BEAT SPECTROSCOPY

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作者
YEI, W [1 ]
SIERADZAN, A [1 ]
HAVEY, MD [1 ]
机构
[1] CENT MICHIGAN UNIV, DEPT PHYS, MT PLEASANT, MI 48859 USA
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PHYSICAL REVIEW A | 1993年 / 48卷 / 03期
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10.1103/PhysRevA.48.1909
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
A subnatural linewidth measurement of magnetic-dipole and electric-quadrupole hyperfine coupling constants in the atomic Na 3p P-2(3/2) level are reported. The measurements are made using a pump-delayed-probe method, with delays ranging to 135 ns, more than eight times the natural lifetime of the 3p P-2(3/2) level. A measurement of hyperfine-induced beats in the time evolution of the electronic alignment permitted determination of the hyperfine frequencies to well beyond the natural width in that level. Hyperfine coupling constants A = 18.534(15) MHz and B = 2.724(30) MHz are obtained, these being more than 2 times more precise than any previous determination of those quantities.
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页码:1909 / 1915
页数:7
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