Abstract
Microwave-optical polarization spectroscopy allowed the study of transitions between low-lying rotational states in the 2Σ ground state of CaCl which conventional microwave absorption and microwave-optical double-resonance (MODR) techniques would have failed to detect. In the N=1←0 transition the hyperfine structure could be completely resolved. Linewidths obtained with the new method were between 1 and 2 MHz, an improvement of an order of magnitude compared to MODR.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 875-880 |
Journal | Physical Review A |
Volume | 27 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1983 |
Externally published | Yes |