High Precision Linewidth Measurement of Laser-Cooled Atoms: Resolution of the Na 3p 2P3/2 Lifetime Discrepancy

Physical Review Letters

Volumn 76, Issue 16, 1996, Pages 2866-2869

  Oates, C W ^a   Vogel, K R ^a   Hall, J L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DOPPLER EFFECT; DYE LASERS; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; OPACITY; OPTICAL PUMPING; PHOTOMULTIPLIERS; RAMAN SCATTERING; SODIUM;

ACOUSTOOPTIC MODULATORS; ATOMIC LIFETIME; DETUNING; DOPPLER BROADENING; LASER COOLING; LINEWIDTH; MAGNETOOPTIC VAPOR CELL TRAP;

ATOMIC SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 0030128460     PISSN: 00319007     EISSN: 10797114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.76.2866     Document Type: Article

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