Precise measurement of hyperfine structure in the $5P_{3/2}$ state of $^{85}$Rb
Atomic Physics
2007-05-23 v1 Optics
Abstract
We demonstrate a technique to measure hyperfine structure using a frequency-stabilized diode laser and an acousto-optic modulator locked to the frequency difference between two hyperfine peaks. We use this technique to measure hyperfine intervals in the state of Rb and obtain a precision of 20 kHz. We extract values for the magnetic-dipole coupling constant MHz and the electric-quadrupole coupling constant MHz. These values are a significant improvement over previous results.
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@article{arxiv.physics/0307090,
title = {Precise measurement of hyperfine structure in the $5P_{3/2}$ state of $^{85}$Rb},
author = {Umakant D. Rapol and Anusha Krishna and Vasant Natarajan},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:physics/0307090},
year = {2007}
}
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4 pages, 4 figures