Two-photon spectroscopy of atomic hydrogen new measurement of the Rydberg Constant

Bernard Cagnac; Francois Biraben; Lucile Julien

doi:10.1117/12.130457

28 October 1992 Two-photon spectroscopy of atomic hydrogen new measurement of the Rydberg Constant

Bernard Cagnac, Francois Biraben, Lucile Julien

Proceedings Volume 1726, 1992 Shanghai International Symposium on Quantum Optics; (1992) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.130457
Event: 1992 Shanghai International Symposium on Quantum Optics, 1992, Shanghai, China

Abstract

Two-photon excitation of metastable 2S hydrogen atoms, on an atomic beam, toward (high n) Rydberg states permits metrology on Rydberg Constant at the 10^-10 level. Direct frequency comparisons of lasers are in progress toward the 10^-11 level.

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Bernard Cagnac, Francois Biraben, and Lucile Julien "Two-photon spectroscopy of atomic hydrogen new measurement of the Rydberg Constant", Proc. SPIE 1726, 1992 Shanghai International Symposium on Quantum Optics, (28 October 1992); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.130457

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