Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Excitation of orientation and alignment by unpolarized light

  • Published:
Zeitschrift für Physik B Condensed Matter

Abstract

The experimental arrangements to generate all tensor components of orientation and alignment are outlined. For different cases calculated and measured curves are shown. Whereas in the case of alignment the considerations are straight forward, a more sophisticated method is necessary to gain orientation.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. Hanle, W.: Z. Physik30, 93 (1924)

    Google Scholar 

  2. Franken, P.A.: Phys. Rev.121, 508 (1961)

    Google Scholar 

  3. D'Yakonow, M.I.: Sov. Phys. JETP20, 1484 (1965)

    Google Scholar 

  4. Kretzen, H., Walther, H.: Phys. Lett.27 A, 718 (1968)

    Google Scholar 

  5. Gallagher, A., Lurio, A.: Phys. Rev.136, A 87, (1964)

    Google Scholar 

  6. Lamb, F.K., Ter Haar, D.: Phys. Rep.2, 253 (1971)

    Google Scholar 

  7. Abramowitz, M.: Handbook of Mathematical Functions, pp.325 to 328. New York: Dover Publ. (1965)

    Google Scholar 

  8. Faist, A.: Hel. Phys. Acta46, 680 (1973)

    Google Scholar 

  9. Chamoun, E., Lombardi, M., Carre, M., Gaillard, M.: 6. EGAS Conference, Berlin-West (1974)

  10. Broyer, M., Bouedeard, G., Vigué, J., Lehmann, J.C.: 4. Int. Conf. Atom. Phys., Heidelberg (1974)

  11. Berry, H.G., Curtis, L.J., Ellis, D.G., Schectman, R.M.: Phys. Rev. Lett.32, 751 (1974)

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. I. Physikalisches Institut, Universität Gießen, Leihgesterner Weg 104-108, D-6300, Gießen, Federal Republic of Germany

    W. Oberheim & W. Siegmund

Authors
  1. W. Oberheim
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. W. Siegmund
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Additional information

Part of Thesis Gießen (D 26).

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Oberheim, W., Siegmund, W. Excitation of orientation and alignment by unpolarized light. Z Physik B 20, 49–52 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01313910

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01313910

Keywords

Search

Navigation