Resonant Multiphoton Ionization of a Cesium Atomic Beam by a Tunable-WavelengthQ -Switched Neodymium-Glass Laser
Author(s) -
B. Held,
G. Mainfray,
C. Manus,
J. Morellec,
F. Sanchez
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
physical review letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.688
H-Index - 673
eISSN - 1079-7114
pISSN - 0031-9007
DOI - 10.1103/physrevlett.30.423
Subject(s) - ionization , laser , wavelength , physics , caesium , atomic physics , laser beams , optics , ion , nuclear physics , quantum mechanics
The narrow spectral bandwith (0.4 A) of a Nd-glass laser was tuned over a range of 40 A to populate selectively the 6f level of cesium atoms. The resulting variation of the multiphoton ionization probability was investigated as a function of the laser wavelength
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