High precision CW laser measurement of the 1S--2S interval in atomic hydrogen and deuterium

Conference · Sat Oct 01 04:00:00 EDT 1988 · AIP Conference Proceedings (American Institute of Physics) Conference Proceedings; (USA)

OSTI ID:5555349

Hinds, E A ^[1]; Boshier, M G; Baird, P E.G.; Foot, C J; Plimmer, M D; Stacey, D N; Tate, D A; Woodgate, G K ^[2]; Swan, J B ^[3]; Warrington, D M ^[4]; others, and

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1. Physics Department, Yale University, New Haven, CT. 06520, U.S.A. (US)
2. The Clarendon Laboratory, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PU, United Kingdom
3. Department of Physics, University of Western Australia, Nedlands, Western Australia 6009, Australia
4. Physics Department, University of Otago, P.O. Box 56, Dunedin, New Zealand

We have excited the 1S--2S transition in atomic hydrogen and deuterium by two-photon absorption of cw 243 nm light. The transition frequency has been measured by comparison with calibrated lines in the spectrum of the {sup 130}Te{sub 2} molecule, providing new precise values for the 1S Lamb shifts or the Rydberg constant.

• OSTI ID: 5555349
• Report Number(s): CONF-871147--
• Conference Information: Journal Name: AIP Conference Proceedings (American Institute of Physics) Conference Proceedings; (USA) Journal Volume: 172:1
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

640302* -- Atomic
Molecular & Chemical Physics-- Atomic & Molecular Properties & Theory
74 ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS
ATOMS
DEUTERIUM
ELEMENTS
HYDROGEN
HYDROGEN ISOTOPES
ISOTOPES
LAMB SHIFT
LASER SPECTROSCOPY
LIGHT NUCLEI
MULTI-PHOTON PROCESSES
NONMETALS
NUCLEI
ODD-ODD NUCLEI
SPECTRAL SHIFT
SPECTROSCOPY
STABLE ISOTOPES