Observation of polarization of atomic fluorescence excited by laser-induced dissociation of Na2

✍ Scribed by Erhard W. Rothe; U. Krause; R. Düren

• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 1980
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 359 KB
• Volume: 72
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0009-2614
• DOI: 10.1016/0009-2614(80)80250-8

✦ Synopsis

Recervcd 13 rebruar) 1980 Dlssoctatmg Naz B('ft,) molecules produce Na *P3,2 whtch then emit the resonance Dz hne at 5890 A. Thus radtatton 1s found to have a dcgrce of polanzatlon of minus 5 = 1% 731s IS the fust observauon of polarued atomic radlatton resultmg from dlssoclatlon, an effect predlcted m 1968 b) van Brunt and Zare * Polarized emission has been observed III dtssoclatlon to moiecular fragments. See, e g , ref [2] * The oven destgn and operattng condtttons are described in ref. [3].