HYPERFINE STRUCTURE, ISOTOPE, AND ISOMER SHIFTS IN Hg$sup 193$m, Hg$sup 195$m, AND Hg$sup 195$--COMMENTS ON THE PAPER OF KLEIMAN AND DAVIS

Journal Article · Mon Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1963 · Journal of the Optical Society of America (U.S.)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1364/JOSA.53.000828· OSTI ID:4713628

Tomlinson, III, W J; Stroke, H H

An analysis was made of the discrepancies between the hfs and isotope shift results for Hg/sup 194/, Hg/sup 195/, and Hg/sup 195m/ of Kleiman and Davis and our data, particularly in view of the importance of these results for the interpretation of the odd-even staggering effect in isotope shift. The hfs results were confirmed by the more precise level-crossing experiments of W. W. Smith. Errors in the work of Kleiman and Davis were attributed, in part, to the presence of Hg/sup 197/ and Hg/sup 197m/ in their sources. Experimental results are shown for the Hg/sup 194/ isotope shift. It is found that the Hg/sup 194/Hg/ sup 196/ isotope shift = 0.146 plus or minus 0.010 cm/sup -1/, and a preliminary value Hg/sup 193m/- Hg/sup 195m/ shift = 0.150 cm/sup -1/. These results lend further support to our hypothesis on the causes of odd-even staggering in isotope shift. (auth)

• Research Organization: Massachusetts Inst. of Tech., Cambridge
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• NSA Number: NSA-17-028285
• OSTI ID: 4713628
• Journal Information: Journal of the Optical Society of America (U.S.), Journal Name: Journal of the Optical Society of America (U.S.) Vol. Vol: 53; ISSN JOSAA
• Country of Publication: Country unknown/Code not available
• Language: English

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