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Alignment and orientation of the hyperfine levels of a laser excited Na-atom beam

I. The\(3^2 S_{1/2} \bar F = 2 \leftrightarrow 3^2 P_{3/2} F = 3\) transition

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Excitation, orientation and alignment of a Na atomic beam is studied in a laser optical pumping experiment for the\(3^2 S_{1/2} \bar F = 2 \leftrightarrow 3^2 P_{3/2} F = 3\) transition. For practical application in collision experiments with laser excited atom beams, we relate the observable parameters to several alternative descriptions by multipole moments, and discuss the experimental geometries most suitable for their determination. The dependences on laser power, atom beam density, small magnetic fields and spatial profiles are measured. They can be understood by simple rate equation models.

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  1. Fachbereich Physik der Universität, Kaiserslautern, Federal Republic of Germany

    A. Fischer

  2. Institut für Molekülphysik der Freien Universität, Berlin, Germany

    I. V. Hertel

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Fischer, A., Hertel, I.V. Alignment and orientation of the hyperfine levels of a laser excited Na-atom beam. Z Physik A 304, 103–117 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01414725

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