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Measurement of the Stark shift within the 6P{sub 1/2}-7S{sub 1/2} 378-nm transition in atomic thallium

Journal Article · · Physical Review. A
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  1. Physics Department, Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts 01267 (United States)
Using a thallium atomic beam apparatus and a stabilized, frequency-doubled diode laser system, we have measured the scalar Stark shift in the 6P{sub 1/2}-7S{sub 1/2} transition of thallium. We determine the Stark shift to be {delta}{nu}{sub S}=-103.23(39) kHz/(kV/cm){sup 2}, providing more than an order of magnitude improvement in precision over earlier measurements of this quantity. This measurement serves as a stringent test of recently published thallium parity nonconservation calculations.
OSTI ID:
20632283
Journal Information:
Physical Review. A, Journal Name: Physical Review. A Journal Issue: 5 Vol. 66; ISSN 1050-2947; ISSN PLRAAN
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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