Simultaneous observation of excited-state Raman scattering and resonance-enhanced three-photon scattering
- 1 February 1985
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review A
- Vol. 31 (2) , 1209-1212
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physreva.31.1209
Abstract
New resonances have been observed in the fluorescence spectrum of atomic sodium, near the D lines, for both resonant and nonresonant laser excitation. The resonances are interpreted as arising from the interaction of the strong driving laser field and the three-level atom. Specifically, two simultaneously acting mechanisms are identified: resonantly enhanced three-photon scattering and excited-state Raman scattering.Keywords
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