Uranium polarizability measured by light-force technique

Journal Article · Sun Feb 06 23:00:00 EST 1994 · Physical Review Letters; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.72.828· OSTI ID:5073060

Kadar-Kallen, M A; Bonin, K D ^[1]

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1. Department of Physics, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27109 (United States)

We report the measurement of the scalar [alpha][sub 0] and tensor [alpha][sub 2] polarizabilities of uranium using a light-force technique, the first accurate measurement of the polarizabilities of a refractory element. At the fundamental wavelength of a Nd:YAG laser (1.064 [mu]m) we measure [alpha][sub 0]=24.9[plus minus]1.5 A[sup 3] and [alpha][sub 2]=0.7[plus minus]1.7 A[sup 3]. From these values we determine the dc polarizabilities to be [alpha][sub 0]=20.3[plus minus]1.4 A[sup 3] and [alpha][sub 2]=0.7[plus minus]1.8 A[sup 3]. Calculations of [alpha][sub 0](dc) are within 30% of this measurement.

• OSTI ID: 5073060
• Journal Information: Physical Review Letters; (United States), Journal Name: Physical Review Letters; (United States) Vol. 72:6; ISSN 0031-9007; ISSN PRLTAO
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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74 ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS
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ELECTRIC FIELDS
ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
ELEMENTS
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EXPERIMENTAL DATA
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RADIATION PRESSURE
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