Stark structure of the Rydberg states of alkali-metal atoms

Myron L. Zimmerman, Michael G. Littman, Michael M. Kash, and Daniel Kleppner
Phys. Rev. A 20, 2251 – Published 1 December 1979
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Abstract

The authors describe practical methods for calculating the Stark structure of Rydberg states of the alkali metals based on diagnolization of the energy matrix. A survey of Stark structures is presented for all of the alkali metals in the vicinity of n=15. Topics discussed include general methods for evaluating radial matrix elements, the treatment of fine structure, oscillator-strength distribution, scaling laws, the structure of a level anticrossing, and sources of error. Experimental Stark maps are compared with calculated results for lithium and cesium. Experimental studies of the oscillator-strength distribution within a Stark manifold and the structure of a level anticrossing are also presented.

  • Received 21 May 1979

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.20.2251

©1979 American Physical Society

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Myron L. Zimmerman, Michael G. Littman, Michael M. Kash, and Daniel Kleppner

  • Research Laboratory of Electronics and Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139

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Vol. 20, Iss. 6 — December 1979

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