Direct measurement of the fine-structure interval in alkali atoms using diode lasers

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  • Ayan Banerjee
  • Umakant D. Rapol
  • Vasant Natarajan
چکیده

We demonstrate a technique for directly measuring the fine-structure interval in alkali atoms using two frequency-stabilized diode lasers. Each laser has a linewidth of order 1 MHz and precise tunability: one laser is tuned to a hyperfine transition in theD1 line, and the other laser to a hyperfine transition in the D2 line. The outputs of the lasers are fed into a scanning Michelson interferometer that measures the ratio of their wavelengths accurately. To illustrate the technique, we measure the fine-structure interval in Rb, and obtain a value of 237.6000(3)(5) cm−1 for the hyperfine-free 5P3/2 − 5P1/2 interval. Typeset using REVTEX

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تاریخ انتشار 2008