Abstract
We report on the first application of microwave optical polarization spectroscopy to a short-lived excited electronic state of a diatomic molecule. Microwave-induced rotational transitions in the A1Σ,v=1 state of BaO were observed via changes in the polarization of a laser-beam pumping optical transitions in the A1Σ−X1Σ(1,0) band. Compared with other microwave optical double-resonance experiments the new technique requires lower laser intensities and yields remarkably reduced linewidths.
| Originalsprache | englisch |
|---|---|
| Seiten (von - bis) | 665-666 |
| Fachzeitschrift | Physical Review A |
| Jahrgang | 30 |
| Ausgabenummer | 1 |
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| Publikationsstatus | Veröffentlicht - 1984 |
| Extern publiziert | Ja |