Title :
Precision Spectroscopy of Metastable Atomic Hydrogen: Towards an Improved Determination of the Rydberg Constant
Author :
Flowers, J.L. ; Klein, H.A. ; Margolis, H.S. ; Reed, R.P.
Author_Institution :
National Phys. Lab., Teddington
Abstract :
We describe progress on a new experiment that is underway at NPL to measure the 2S-nS,D transitions in atomic hydrogen using a metastable atomic beam. This work will contribute to an improved value of the Rydberg constant
Keywords :
Rydberg states; atomic beams; metastable states; spectroscopy; Rydberg constant; metastable atomic beam; metastable atomic hydrogen; precision spectroscopy; Atom lasers; Atomic beams; Atomic measurements; Frequency measurement; Hydrogen; Laser transitions; Laser tuning; Metastasis; Spectroscopy; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Precision Electromagnetic Measurements Digest, 2004 Conference on
Conference_Location :
London
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8494-6
Electronic_ISBN :
0-7803-8494-6
DOI :
10.1109/CPEM.2004.305319
