Abstract
We report the observation of unexpected line strengths in the resonant multiphoton laser excitation of high-angular-momentum and states in Sr. The results differ from expected isolated-core excitation features usually explained on the basis of the multichannel-quantum-defect theory. In the present case, the observed line strengths and, in particular, the disappearance of single resonances can be explained by a configuration-interaction calculation, giving explicitly the multipole character of the correlation between the electrons. The spectra offer a sensitive way to test calculations involving electronic correlation.
- Received 8 September 1999
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.61.040502
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