Sub-natural width N-type resonance in cesium atomic vapour: Splitting in magnetic fields

Dimitar Slavov, Armen Sargsyan, David Sarkisyan, Rafayel Mirzoyan, Anna Krasteva, Arlene D. Wilson-Gordon, Stefka Cartaleva

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Abstract

The sub-natural width N-type resonance in a Λ-system, on the D 2 line of Cs atoms is studied for the first time in the presence of a buffer gas (neon) and the radiations of two continuous narrow-band diode lasers. A L = 1 cm long cell is used to investigate the N-type process. The N-type resonance in a magnetic field for 133Cs atoms is shown to split into seven or eight components, depending on the magnetic field and laser radiation directions. The results obtained indicate that the levels F g = 3, 4 are the initial and final ones in the N-resonance formation. The experimental results with magnetic field agree well with theoretical descriptions.

Original languageEnglish
Article number035001
JournalJournal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics
Volume47
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 14 Feb 2014

Funding

FundersFunder number
Seventh Framework Programme295025, 295264

    Keywords

    • N-type resonance
    • bright resonance
    • coherent process
    • sub-natural resonance
    • two-photon Raman process

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