Lifetime and hyperfine splitting measurements on the 7s and 6p levels in rubidium

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 2058-2067

  Gomez, E ^a   Aubin, S ^a   Orozco, L A ^a,b   Sprouse, G D ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; ELECTRON TRAPS; FLUORESCENCE; GROUND STATE; LASERS; PHOTONS; QUANTUM THEORY;

ATOMIC FLUORESCENCE; HYPERFINE SPLITTING; LIFETIME MEASUREMENTS;

RUBIDIUM;

EID: 9244239764     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.21.002058     Document Type: Article

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