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Title: Theory of dark resonances for alkali-metal vapors in a buffer-gas cell

Journal Article · · Physical Review. A
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  1. Novosibirsk State University, Pirogova 2, Novosibirsk 630090 (Russian Federation)
  2. Institut fuer Angewandte Physik, Universitaet Bonn, Wegelerstrasse 8, D-53115 Bonn (Germany)
  3. Time and Frequency Division, NIST Boulder, 325 South Broadway, Boulder, Colorado 80305 (United States)

We develop an analytical theory of dark resonances that accounts for the full atomic-level structure, as well as all field-induced effects such as coherence preparation, optical pumping, ac Stark shifts, and power broadening. The analysis uses a model based on relaxation constants, which assumes the total collisional depolarization of the excited state. A good qualitative agreement with the experiments for Cs in Ne is obtained.

OSTI ID:
20633886
Journal Information:
Physical Review. A, Vol. 67, Issue 3; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.67.033810; (c) 2003 The American Physical Society; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1050-2947
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English