LIGHT-INDUCED DRIFT OF BARIUM ATOMS

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作者
HRADECNY, C [1 ]
SLOVAK, J [1 ]
TETHAL, T [1 ]
YERMOLAYEV, IM [1 ]
PODIVILOV, EV [1 ]
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[1] RUSSIAN ACAD SCI, INST AUTOMAT & ELECTROMETRY, NOVOSIBIRSK 630090, RUSSIA
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PHYSICAL REVIEW A | 1995年 / 51卷 / 04期
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10.1103/PhysRevA.51.3374
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
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An observation of light-induced drift (LID) of atoms with an intermediate metastable level between the ground and excited resonance levels is reported. The drift of atoms of barium was investigated. Molecular nitrogen was used as a buffer gas. The 5d 1D metastable state of Ba atoms was quenched in collisions with N2 molecules. It has been deduced from the experimental results that the collision cross section of Ba atoms with N2 molecules is larger for Ba atoms in the ground state than in the 6p 1P excited state. The maximal LID velocity was about 250 cm/s. © 1995 The American Physical Society.
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页码:3374 / 3377
页数:4
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