Doppler-free two-photon spectroscopy in the vacuum ultraviolet: Helium 11S-21S transition

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 1599-1606

  Bergeson, S D ^a   Baldwin, K G H ^b   Lucatorto, T B ^c   McIlrath, T J ^d   Cheng, C H ^e   Eyler, E E ^e  

^a Brigham Young University   (United States)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d American Physical Society   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOPPLER EFFECT; HELIUM; OPTICAL PHASE CONJUGATION; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; RAMAN SCATTERING; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

SPECTRAL RESOLUTION;

LASER PULSES;

EID: 0034400076     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.17.001599     Document Type: Article

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