fio = atomic transition oscillator strength g = linewidth distribution function, sec We have demonstrated the use of laser-induced flug = energy-averaged Gaunt factor orescence (LIF) to monitor the charge-exchange ion 9i = degeneracy for atomic level i erosion of the molybdenum accelerator electrode in h = Planck's constant, J sec ion thrusters. This real-time, nonintrusive method h = Planck's ...

We describe all-optical transistor action in photonic band gap materials doped with active atoms. In the presence of a photonic band gap (PBG) material, a coherent laser beam with the frequency slightly detuned from the resonant atomic transition frequency can drive a collection of two-level atoms to an almost totally inverted state, a phenomenon strictly forbidden in ordinary vacuum. By changi...

We propose an experiment to search for a permanent atomic electric-dipole moment (EDM) using laser-cooled Yb atoms launched in an atomic fountain. A uniform B field sets the quantization axis, and the Ramsey separated-oscillatory-fields method is used to measure the Zeeman precession frequency of the atoms. Laser beams of appropriate polarization are used for preparation and detection in a give...

The effect of evaporation rate on structural, morphological and optical properties of electron beam evaporated CdS thin films have been investigated. CdS thin film deposited by electron beam evaporation method in 12nm/min and 60nm/min evaporation rates on glass substrates. X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, UV-Vis-NIR spectroscopy and Atomic Force Microscopy were used to character...

Diamond has unique properties which make it suitable for a broad range of radiation detection applications ranging from particle timing and spectroscopy, to neutron, UV and X-ray sensors. In X-ray dosimetry, the atomic number of diamond (Z = 6) close to that of the human tissues (Z = 7.42) allows to mimic the real absorbed dose avoiding off-line recalculations. Moreover, its low atomic number a...

In a typical atomic interferometer, the atomic wavepacket is split first by what can be considered effectively as an atomic beamsplitter. The split components are then redirected towards each other by atomic mirrors. Finally, the converging components are recombined by another atomic beam splitter. Here, we demonstrate a novel atomic interferometer where the atomic split is split and recmobined...