Observation of optical pumping effects in collinear atomic beam - laser beam(s) interaction
- 1 January 1983
- journal article
- Published by EDP Sciences in Journal de Physique
- Vol. 44 (9) , 1019-1023
- https://doi.org/10.1051/jphys:019830044090101900
Abstract
The detection of optical resonances by observation of the fluorescence light emitted from a fast atomic beam of Na interacting with a collinear laser beam is limited in sensitivity by optical pumping processes. In the experiment reported here, we take advantage of the optical pumping by using a second collinear laser beam, achieving then a gain in fluorescence signal. The effects of the lasers power and polarization on line shapes have been studied in the single laser excitation case as well as in the two laser beams oneKeywords
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