Phys. Rev. Lett. 64, 1358–1360 (1990)Direct Observation of the Momentun-Density Profile of Excited and Oriented Sodium AtomsReceived 29 December 1989; published in the issue dated 19 March 1990 The noncoplanar symmetric (e,2e> cross section is obtained for sodium atoms pumped by σ+ laser light tuned to the 3S1/22(F=2)↔3P3/22(F′=3) transition. The excited pumped atoms are in themF′=3 state, or in terms of orbital momentum in the ml=+1 state. The coordinate frame is chosen so that the momentum density of the excited state is probed in the kx direction with kz and ky being fixed and essentially zero. The results are in excellent agreement with the momentum-density profile given by the 3p(ml=1) Hartree-Fock wave function. © 1990 The American Physical Society © 1990 The American Physical Society URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.64.1358
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevLett.64.1358
PACS:
34.80.Dp, 32.80.Bx, 34.80.Qb
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