ac Stark shifts for cesium and their effect on ionization line shapes
The influence of ac Stark shifts on the three-photon ionization of cesium in a moderate-intensity laser beam is investigated. The ionization process involves a two-photon resonance with the 8d fine-structure levels. The work consists of two related parts. In the first part, atomic parameters, such as the two-photon Rabi rate and the ac Stark shift, are calculated in the nonrelativistic Hartree-Fock approximation. In the second part, the atomic parameters thus obtained are used as coefficients in a system of coupled differential equations representing the time evolution of the density matrix. Ionization line shapes are generated for a transform-limited pulsed laser of moderate intensity with a single-mode transverse structure. As the time history of the intensity profile is varied from square to smooth, the ionization line shape becomes asymmetric due to the time dependence of the ac Stark shift. The effects of varying the spatial intensity distribution of the laser light to
- Research Organization:
- Department of Physics, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama 36849
- OSTI ID:
- 6259519
- Journal Information:
- Phys. Rev. A; (United States), Vol. 30:4
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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