Tle magnetic-dipole interaction constant A and the electric-quadrupole interaction constant B in the 9 2D3 /2 state of 85 ßb were measured using the quantum beat method.The results are | A | = 0 .5 6 1 ( 1 1 ) M H z , | B | = 0.20(3) MHz and B/A > 0.
Hyperfine structure in three n 2 D 5/2 states (n=11, 12 and 13) of 87 Rb was investigated by the quantum-beat method in zero magnetic field. The states of interest were excited by two-photon absorption from a single hyperfine substate (with F=1) of the ground state. The magnetic-dipole interaction constant A and the electric-quadrupole interaction constant B were obtained by analysis of the modulation frequencies of the fluorescence signals (transition n 2 D 5/2 -5 2 P 3/2 ). The results (MHz) are as follows: mod A(11 2 D 5/2 ) mod =0.361(7), mod B(11 2 D 5/2 ) mod =0.071(11), mod A(12 2 D 5/2 ) mod =0.266(9), mod B(12 2 D 5/2 ) mod =0.063(14), mod A(13 2 D 5/2 ) mod =0.20(1), mod B(13 2 D 5/2 ) mod =0.05(2). For all the states, A and B differ in sign. The effective lifetimes obtained as a by-product of the experiment are also presented.
Quantum beats due to the hyperfine interaction were observed in the radiative decay of the 8D3/2 state in 85Rb. The data agree well with theory allowing determination of the magnetic-dipole (\ensuremath{\Vert}a\ensuremath{\Vert}=0.879\ifmmode\pm\else\textpm\fi{}0.008 MHz) and electric-quadrupole (\ensuremath{\Vert}b\ensuremath{\Vert}=0.15\ifmmode\pm\else\textpm\fi{}0.02 MHz) (a/b>0) hyperfine constants. The results are consistent with those obtained for other D3/2 states in 85Rb and 87Rb. The observed magnetic-dipole constants for the nD3/2 n>7 states of 85Rb are given to within 2% by the relation a(MHz)=252/n∗3 where n∗ is the effective principal quantum number.
Quantum beats due to the hyperfine interaction were observed in the 6D3/2\ensuremath{\rightarrow}5P1/2 transition in 85Rb. Good agreement with theory was obtained, allowing determination of the values for the magnetic dipole (a=2.32\ifmmode\pm\else\textpm\fi{}0.06 MHz) and electric quadrupole (b=1.62\ifmmode\pm\else\textpm\fi{}0.06 MHz) hyperfine constants for the upper state.
Highly excitedPandDstates in87Rb were examined using a two-step excitation procedure. A conventional rf lamp and a CW dye laser were used for the first and second step, respectively. The following results for the magnetic dipole interaction constanta, the electric quadrupole interaction constantb, the LandégJfactor, and the tensor polarizability α2were obtained in level-crossing and optical-double-resonance experiments: 92P3/2:a= 4.05(3) MHz,b=0.55(3) MHz,gJ= 1.3335(15) 102P3/2:a= 2.60(8) MHz,gJ= 1.3332(20) 82D3/2:a= 2.840(15) MHz,b= 0.17(2) MHz 82D5/2:a= -1.20(15) MHz,gJ= 1.1998(15) 92D3/2:a= 1.900(10) MHz,b= 0.11(3) MHz 92D5/2:a= (-)0.80(15) MHz,gJ= 1.1995(15), α2= 180.3(9.0) MHz/(kV/cm)2 Many-body calculations of the hyperfine structure of Rb have been performed. The polarization effect is included to all orders, whereas the correlation effect is omitted. The negativeafactors for the2D5/2states, indicating large perturbations, are explained by the polarization contribution. A review of experimental hyperfine interaction constants, LandégJfactors and tensor polarizabilities for rubidium is given together with theoretical values of theafactors. The quadrupole moment for87Rb is obtained from thebfactors for the2P3/2and2D3/2states, using quadrupole parameters from the many-body calculations. The correlation effect is included in a semi-empirical way.