RESOLUTION OF PHOTON-RECOIL STRUCTURE OF THE 6573-A CALCIUM LINE IN AN ATOMIC-BEAM WITH OPTICAL RAMSEY FRINGES

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BARGER, RL
BERGQUIST, JC
ENGLISH, TC
GLAZE, DJ
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10.1063/1.90690
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The photon-recoil components of the Ca 6573-Å line have been resolved using the three-zone optical Ramsey interference technique with an atomic beam. Linewidths as narrow as 3 kHz HWHM (line Q of 8×1010) are reported for zone separations up to 7 cm. An indication of the light-shift-induced contraction of the recoil splitting predicted by C.J. Bordé is obtained. Techniques are discussed which should lead to an optical wavelength/frequency standard with an accuracy of better than 10 -14.
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