Observation of dynamic Stark effect in Zeeman-split absorption lines and determination of dipole moment
Koichi Nittoh, T. Yoshida, Jun Watanabe +2 more
A simple and straightforward method is presented for determining the electric-dipole moments of phototransitions between degenerate levels in atoms. In the present method, the dynamic Stark effect (DSE) is induced by a high-fluence laser light in the presence of a strong external magnetic field. The energy splitting caused by the DSE is measured by sweeping the frequency of the probe laser. As the separation width of the DSE peak is essentially given by a product of the dipole moment , the relevant Wigner 3- j symbol and the square root of the laser intensity, we are able to determine the value of in a direct way. As the DSE is induced between a pair of non-degenerate Zeeman sublevels, which is singled out by the external magnetic field, the result is free from any ambiguities brought about by the degeneracy such as the smoothing out of DSE peaks caused by the overlapping of the sublevel contributions. The method was tested against the transition between the 17 362 and levels in atomic uranium, giving the electric dipole moment .
Journal of Physics B Atomic Molecular and Optical Physics•Apr 28, 1998•1 citation