A LINESHAPE STUDY OF RESONANT MULTIPHOTON IONIZATION PROCESS - EFFECTOF LASER BANDWIDTH ON THE POWER BROADENING

Authors
CAVALIERI S ERAMO R
Citation
S. Cavalieri et R. Eramo, A LINESHAPE STUDY OF RESONANT MULTIPHOTON IONIZATION PROCESS - EFFECTOF LASER BANDWIDTH ON THE POWER BROADENING, Optics communications, 118(3-4), 1995, pp. 245-249
Citations number
25
Categorie Soggetti
Optics
Journal title
Optics communications → ACNP
ISSN journal
00304018
Volume
118
Issue
3-4
Year of publication
1995
Pages
245 - 249
Database
ISI
SICI code
0030-4018(1995)118:3-4<245:ALSORM>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
The spectral broadening of the two-photon resonant, three-photon ionis ation is investigated in sodium. A simple model, involving Bloch-type equations, is found to compare favourably with the experimental result s. The effect of power broadening combines with both the finite laser bandwidth and the lifetime broadening, making the selectivity of the i onisation process critically dependent on the laser monochromaticity.