Observation of hyperfine structure and isotope shift in autoionizing states
R. J. de Graaff, Erwin A. J. M. Bente, W. Hogervorst +1 more
We report the first observation of hyperfine structure and isotope shift in autoionizing states. This structure was investigated in the $5{d}_{\frac{3}{2}}\mathrm{nf} J=4,5(n=36\ensuremath{-}40)$ barium Rydberg series, excited from the recently localized metastable $5{d}^{2}^{1}G_{4}$ level. An isotope-selective detection method was used in a cw laser spectroscopic experiment on a collimated atomic beam. The experimental data provide valuable additional information for the analyses of these doubly excited series.
Physical Review A•Jun 1, 1988•9 citations