Abstract
Light scattered from strontium vapor near its 460.73-nm () resonance transition was resolved into its three spectral components: Rayleigh scattering, collision-induced fluorescence, and three-photon scattering. The saturation behavior of the central (Rayleigh) component and the intensity and ac Stark shift of the three-photon component were studied as a function of detuning and laser intensity. Good agreement is obtained with theoretical predictions.
- Received 1 December 1975
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.36.667
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