Stark Ionization of High-Lying States of Sodium
- 11 August 1975
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 35 (6), 366-369
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.35.366
Abstract
By using stepwise excitation in an atomic beam, we have excited slow-moving atoms to pure high-lying quantum states at densities low enough to avoid loss by collision. The atoms were detected with high efficiency by Stark ionization. Results are presented of a study of the threshold field for ionization for states of sodium with principal quantum number from 26 to 37.
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