Precise measurement of hyperfine structure in the 52P1/2 state of Rb

Das, D and Natarajan, V (2006) Precise measurement of hyperfine structure in the 52P1/2 state of Rb. In: The European Physical Journal D - Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, 37 (3). pp. 313-317.

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Abstract

We have measured hyperfine structure in the $5^2P_1_/_2$ state of Rb using a frequency-stabilized diode laser, which is locked to one hyperfine transition, and an acousto-optic modulator, whose frequency is locked to the interval of interest. We check for optical-pumping errors by repeating the measurement at different values of pump power in the saturated-absorption spectrometer. We obtain precise values of the hyperfine constant: A=120.645(5) MHz for $^8^5Rb$ and A=406.119(7) MHz for $^8^7Rb$. The values resolve a large discrepancy between two earlier high-accuracy measurements on this state.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	The European Physical Journal D - Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics
Publisher:	Springer Berlin
Additional Information:	The Copyright belongs to Springer Berlin.
Department/Centre:	Division of Physical & Mathematical Sciences > Physics
Date Deposited:	13 Apr 2006
Last Modified:	19 Sep 2010 04:25
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/6279

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