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Physical Review Letters

Structure of Sodium Rydberg States in Weak to Strong Electric Fields

Michael G. Littman, Myron L. Zimmerman, Theodore W. Ducas, Richard R. Freeman, Daniel Kleppner

Published Apr 5, 1976• 112 citations
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Abstract

We present results of an experimental survey of the $n=15$ state of Na in electric fields from 0 to 4 kV/cm. Both linear and higher-order Stark effects play important roles. States with low $|m|$ show marked differences from hydrogenic behavior, particularly in the vicinity of level crossings. Computed values for the energy levels are in good agreement with the data. The experimental method provides a simple technique for populating selected Stark or angular momentum levels of a Rydberg state.

DOI
10.1103/physrevlett.36.788

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