Collisional Effects in the Saturation Spectroscopy of Three-Level Systems: Theory and Experiment,

Abstract

This document reports on a theoretical and experimental study of the influence of collisions on the saturation spectroscopy line shapes associated with three-level gas vapor systems. The study is carried out with the goal of gaining new information concerning (a) the collisional processes that occur in atomic vapors, (b) the nature of the interatomic potential between a ground state and an excited-state atom and (c) the possibility of collision-induced enhancement of the absorption of radiation by an atomic system. In each of these areas, new results are obtained.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA090857

Entities

People

  • J. E. Bjorkholm
  • P. R. Berman
  • Peicheng Liao

Organizations

  • New York University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorption
  • Atoms
  • Collisions
  • Frequency
  • Ground State
  • Laser Beams
  • Lasers
  • New York
  • Radiation
  • Saturation
  • Scattering
  • Scattering Cross Sections
  • Spectroscopy
  • Transitions

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics
  • Quantum Chemistry