Zeeman spectral structure of an atom in a strong resonant monochromatic electromagnetic field

B. B. Averbukh, R. I. Sokolovskiǐ

James D. Cresser, J. Häger, Gerd Leuchs +2 more

Wojciech Gawlik, Jerzy Zachorowski

The forward scattering of a resonant intense and broad-band (of the order of 1 GHz) laser light on sodium atoms is described. The experimental results for the D 1 and D 2 sodium lines (the 3 2 S 1/2 -3 2 P 1/2 and 3 2 S 1/2 -3 2 P 3/2 transitions) are compared with those of the scattering of the light from a conventional spectral lamp and from a monochromatic laser. The observed differences are explained by taking into account the Zeeman coherences created in the irradiated atoms and the concept of the 'hyperfine uncoupling' is proposed for describing the interaction of atoms with the broad-band laser light.

Mikhail Vladimirovich Fedorov, Vyacheslav P. Makarov

Anatoly Viktorovich Masalov, L. Allen, S. S. Todirashku

The structure of the non-monochromatic field correlation function which appears in the theoretical analysis of the resonant multiphoton ionisation of atoms is discussed in the case where the spectral width of the non-monochromatic field exceeds all widths associated with the resonant atomic state. The particular case of non-monochromatic field with Gaussian statistics is analysed.

M. Sadagov, Alexander D. Levin, V. M. Bat +1 more