RADIO PHYSICS AND RADIO ASTRONOMY

A new two-stage scheme of laser excitation of Zn atoms to the 4snf Rydberg states is presented. A modification of the laser-microwave spectrometer of the Institute of Radio Astronomy intended for recording of Rydberg spectra of Zn atoms is described.

Key words: Rydberg atom, zinc, laser excitation, spectrometer

Manuscript submitted 18.06.2014

Radio phys. radio astron. 2014, 19(4): 

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