126 pp.
126 pp.
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| Title | Observation of the Forbidden Magnetic Dipole Transition 6{sup 2}P{sub ½} --> 7{sup 2}P{sub ½} in Atomic Thallium | |
| Author(s) | Chu, S. | |
| Publication Date | October 1976 | |
| Report Number | LBL-5731 | |
| Unique Identifier | ACC0284 | |
| Other Numbers | OSTI ID: 7330001 | |
| Research Org | Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley CA (USA) [LBL, LBNL] | |
| Contract No | W-7405-ENG-48 | |
| Sponsoring Org | U.S. Energy Research and Development Administration (ERDA) | |
| Subject | 640302 -- Atomic, Molecular & Chemical Physics -- Atomic & Molecular Properties & Theory; Thallium -- Energy-Level Transitions; Electric Dipole Moments; Electric Fields; Excited States; Fluorescence; Ground States; Hyperfine Structure; Interference; Lasers; Magnetic Dipole Moments; Matrix Elements; P States; Polarization; Scattering Amplitudes; Vapors | |
| Keywords | Amplitudes; Dipole Moments; Electric Moments; Elements; Energy Levels; Fluids; Gases; Luminescence; Magnetic Moments; Metals | |
| Related Web Pages | Steven Chu: Laser Cooling and Trapping of Atoms | |
| Abstract | A measurement of the 6{sup 2}P{sub ½} --> 7{sup 2}P{sub ½} forbidden magnetic dipole matrix element in atomic thallium is described. A pulsed, linearly polarized dye laser tuned to the transition frequency is used to excite the thallium vapor from the 6{sup 2}P{sub ½} ground state to the 7{sup 2}P{sub ½} excited state. Interference between the magnetic dipole M1 amplitude and a static electric field induced E1 amplitude results in an atomic polarization of the 7{sup 2}P{sub ½} state, and the subsequent circular polarization of 535 nm fluorescence. The circular polarization is seen to be proportional to | |
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