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Doppler-Free Spectroscopy of Weak Transitions: An Analytical Model Applied to Formaldehyde

Optics 2008-10-16 v2

Abstract

Experimental observation of Doppler-free signals for weak transitions can be greatly facilitated by an estimate for their expected amplitudes. We derive an analytical model which allows the Doppler-free amplitude to be estimated for small Doppler-free signals. Application of this model to formaldehyde allows the amplitude of experimentally observed Doppler-free signals to be reproduced to within the experimental error.

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@article{arxiv.0708.0784,
  title  = {Doppler-Free Spectroscopy of Weak Transitions: An Analytical Model Applied to Formaldehyde},
  author = {M. Zeppenfeld and M. Motsch and P. W. H. Pinkse and G. Rempe},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0708.0784},
  year   = {2008}
}

Comments

7 pages, 7 figures, 1 table, v2: many small improvements + corrected line assignment