STARK STRUCTURE OF THE RYDBERG STATES OF ALKALI-METAL ATOMS

被引:585
作者
ZIMMERMAN, ML [1 ]
LITTMAN, MG [1 ]
KASH, MM [1 ]
KLEPPNER, D [1 ]
机构
[1] MIT,DEPT PHYS,CAMBRIDGE,MA 02139
来源
PHYSICAL REVIEW A | 1979年 / 20卷 / 06期
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10.1103/PhysRevA.20.2251
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O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
The authors describe practical methods for calculating the Stark structure of Rydberg states of the alkali metals based on diagnolization of the energy matrix. A survey of Stark structures is presented for all of the alkali metals in the vicinity of n=15. Topics discussed include general methods for evaluating radial matrix elements, the treatment of fine structure, oscillator-strength distribution, scaling laws, the structure of a level anticrossing, and sources of error. Experimental Stark maps are compared with calculated results for lithium and cesium. Experimental studies of the oscillator-strength distribution within a Stark manifold and the structure of a level anticrossing are also presented. © 1979 The American Physical Society.
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页码:2251 / 2275
页数:25
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