Zeeman quantum beats of helium Rydberg states excited by synchrotron radiation

Yasumasa Hikosaka*, Hiroshi Iwayama, Tatsuo Kaneyasu

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Quantum beats in fluorescence decay from Zeeman-split magnetic sublevels have been measured for helium Rydberg states excited by synchrotron radiation. The Zeeman quantum beats observed in this prototypical case were fitted with an equation from a theoretical formulation. It is proposed that Zeeman quantum beat measurement can be a useful way to simply evaluate the polarization characteristics of extreme ultraviolet light.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)675-680
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of Synchrotron Radiation
Volume27
DOIs
StatePublished - 2020/05/01

Keywords

  • Fluorescence
  • Polarization
  • Zeeman quantum beat

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Radiation
  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics
  • Instrumentation

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