Abstract
A CO2-pumped far-infrared (FIR) laser has been used to drive transitions between S and P levels of 4He Rydberg states with the same principal quantum number (n). The levels are tuned to resonance with the fixed-frequency FIR laser through application of an intense magnetic field. Measurements of such transitions are particularly valuable as they provide high-resolution data for low L states, a previously ill-defined area in the otherwise wellknown energy-level structure of 4He.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 99-101 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Optics Letters |
Volume | 6 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 1981 |
Externally published | Yes |