Quantum interference shifts in laser spectroscopy with elliptical polarization

Pedro Amaro, Filippo Fratini, Laleh Safari, Aldo Antognini, Paul Indelicato, Randolf Pohl, José Paulo Moreira dos Santos

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Abstract

We investigate the quantum interference shifts between energetically close states, where the state structure is observed by laser spectroscopy. We report a compact and analytical expression that models the quantum interference induced shift for any admixture of circular polarization of the incident laser and angle of observation. An experimental scenario free of quantum interference can thus be predicted with this formula. Although this study is exemplified here for muonic deuterium, it can be applied to any other laser spectroscopy measurement of ns-n′p frequencies of a nonrelativistic atomic system, via an ns→n′p→n′′s scheme.

Original languageEnglish
Article number062506
JournalPhysical Review A
Volume92
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 31 Dec 2015

Keywords

  • NONRESONANT CORRECTIONS
  • MUONIC HYDROGEN
  • PROTON

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