Title :
Interference fringes from single-cavity excitation of an atomic beam
Author :
DeMarchi, A. ; Drullinger, R.E. ; Shirley, J.H.
Author_Institution :
Ancona Univ., Italy
Abstract :
A cylindrical cavity operated in the TE013 mode which was used for excitation of the hyperfine transition in an optically pumped cesium beam spectrometer is discussed. In the configuration used, the atoms see the RF H-field, reverse its direction twice. The observed lineshapes show an interference structure similar to Ramsey interference. Theoretically derived lineshapes are in good agreement with the observations. A comparison is made between these lineshapes and corresponding Ramsey lineshapes. The effects of phase variations within the cavity are discussed briefly
Keywords :
atomic beams; atomic hyperfine structure; atomic photoexcitation; atomic spectral line breadth; caesium; optical pumping; spectrometers; Cs beam; RF H-field; Ramsey interference; TE013 mode; atomic beam; cylindrical cavity; hyperfine transition; interference structure; lineshapes; optically pumped spectrometer; phase variations; single-cavity excitation; Absorption; Atomic beams; Interference; Laser excitation; Magnetic fields; Optical beams; Optical filters; Optical pumping; Ovens; Prototypes;
Conference_Titel :
Frequency Control, 1990., Proceedings of the 44th Annual Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
DOI :
10.1109/FREQ.1990.177476
