Observation of an atomic Starkelectric-quadrupole interference

L. R. Hunter; W. A. Walker; David Scott Weiss

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.56.823

Observation of an atomic Starkelectric-quadrupole interference

L. R. Hunter, W. A. Walker, David Scott Weiss

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An interference between electric quadrupole and Stark induced dipole amplitudes is observed for the first time. Measurement of this interference in atomic strontium permits the first experimental determination of the decay rate between the lowest P1 and metastable D1 levels in an alkaline-earth atom. We obtain the result A (5s5p-5s4d)=(3.85±0.94±0.5 3)×103 s-1.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	823-826
Number of pages	4
Journal	Physical Review Letters
Volume	56
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.56.823
State	Published - Jan 1 1986

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