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Title:
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PHOTOEXCITATION OF CESIUM THROUGH DISSOCIATIVE STATES OF THE CESIUM DIMER |
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Author:
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WALTER, C. WESLEY |
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Degree:
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Master of Arts thesis |
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Abstract:
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The two-photon excitation of cesium to high-n Rydberg levels through resonant dissociative states of the dimer is investigated over the wavelength range 6000-5900A. Highly vibrationally excited $\sp1\Sigma\sb{\rm g}\sp+$ ground state molecules are excited to the continuum of $\sp1\Pi\sb{\rm u}$ bound states which dissociate to give 5D atoms. The 5D atoms are subsequently photoexcited to high-n Rydberg states which are detected by selective field ionization techniques. Series corresponding to both (5D $\to$ nF) and (5D $\to$ nP) transitions with components up to n = 150 were observed. The photoexcitation process appears to be very efficient and produces copious quantities of Cs Rydberg atoms. |
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Citation:
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WALTER, C. WESLEY. "PHOTOEXCITATION OF CESIUM THROUGH DISSOCIATIVE STATES OF THE CESIUM DIMER." Masters Thesis, Rice University, ETD http://hdl.handle.net/1911/13262. |
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Citable link to this page:
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http://hdl.handle.net/1911/13262 |
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Date:
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1987 |
