Direct optical measurement of sodium hyperfine structure using a cw dye laser and an atomic beam

15 April 1973

journal article
research article
Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters

Vol. 22 (8) , 360-362
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1654673

Abstract

A cw dye laser is described which allows short‐term frequency stability of 10–15 MHz. An experiment using this laser to measure the hyperfine absorption spectrum of the sodium D₂ line is described. Results from this experiment are presented showing a resolution of the F = 2 → 3 and the F = 2 → 2 transitions.

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