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On some phenomena related to the saturation of rotational resonances in the microwave spectrum of OCS

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Il Nuovo Cimento (1955-1965)

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One experiment is described, which shows the interaction between two electromagnetic fieldsE 1 andE 2 propagating in a gas, their frequenciesv 1 andv 2 being close to the frequenciesv J−1,J andv JJ+1 of two adiacent rotational resonances, and their intensity being sufficient to perturb appreciably the thermal equilibrium. The shape and the intensity of the lineJJ + 1 is modified by the presence of the saturating field of frequencyv 1. Moreover a new resonance is observed, at a frequency (E J+1E J−1)/hv 1. This is interpreted as a two quantum effect,i.e. as a transition between theJ − 1 and theJ + 1 levels produced by simultaneous absorption of a photon of frequencyv 1 and a photon of frequencyv 2.

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Si è studiata la interazione fra due onde elettromagnetiche propagantisi in un gas che presenta due risonanze rotazionali contigue a frequenze prossime a quellev 1 ev 2 delle due onde. La presenza di radiazione di frequenza prossima a quella della risonanza fra due livelli rotazionaliJ − 1,J, e di intensità sufficiente a perturbare apprezzabilmente l’equilibrio termico fra le popolazioni dei due livelli, modifica la forma della riga di assorbimento prodotta da transizioni fra i livelli contiguiJ, J + 1. Si è osservata inoltre una nuova risonanza alla frequenza (E J+1E J−1)/hv 1. Questa è prodotta da transizioni dirette fra i livelliJ − 1,J + 1, per assorbimento contemporaneo di due fotoni, uno per ciascuna frequenza.

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Battaglia, A., Gozzini, A. & Polacco, E. On some phenomena related to the saturation of rotational resonances in the microwave spectrum of OCS. Nuovo Cim 14, 1076–1081 (1959). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02728182

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