Quantum beat spectroscopy: Stimulated emission probe of hyperfine quantum beats in the atomic Cs 8p(2)P(3/2) level

Bayram S. B., Arndt P., Popov O. I., Guney C., Boyle W. P., Havey M. D., ...More

PHYSICAL REVIEW A, vol.90, no.6, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 90 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2014
  • Doi Number: 10.1103/physreva.90.062510
  • Journal Name: PHYSICAL REVIEW A
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Measurements of hyperfine polarization quantum beats are used to determine the magnetic dipole (A) and electric quadrupole (B) coupling constants in the excited atomic Cs 8p P-2(3/2) level. The experimental approach is a combination of pulsed optical pumping and time-delayed stimulated-emission probing of the excited level. From the measured evolution of the atomic linear polarization degree as a function of probe delay time, we determine the hyperfine coupling constants A = 7.42(6) MHz and B = 0.14(29) MHz.