Abstract
Anticrossing induced by the motional Stark effect created by atoms moving perpendicular to a strong magnetic field have been observed in . These anticrossings couple the state with the nominal , , , and states via first-order (for the ) and second-order Stark effects. The theory is derived to explain the line shape in the second-order case. This theory, along with the previously existing first-order-effect line-shape theory, is used to obtain the zero-velocity crossing points. These values are used in a leastsquares fit to determine the zero-field intervals. The interval is determined precisely for and the interval is determined for . A power-series expansion establishes the energy levels with respect to the higher states with high precision.
- Received 20 November 1981
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.27.895
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