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Atomic Physics

Atomic Physics. Hyperfine structure Part 3 Higher order multipole moment effects A general theory Some experiments. Elaborating our topic – hyperfine structure…. Higher order multipole moment hyperfine effects.

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Atomic Physics

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  1. Atomic Physics Hyperfine structure Part 3 Higher order multipole moment effects A general theory Some experiments

  2. Elaborating our topic – hyperfine structure….

  3. Higher order multipole moment hyperfine effects Ref:Theory of hyperfine structure: Schwartz, Phys. Rev. 97, 380 (1955) The previous work on the E0, M1 and E2 interactions between the nucleus and the electron(s) suggests that the general nuclear interaction can be written in the form: H(hfs) = ∑k Te (k) • Tn (k) where the Tk are tensor operators of rank k which operate on the electronic or the nuclear coordinates only. For k≥1, the Hamiltonian terms are small, and can then yield 1st order perturbation energies: ΔE(hfs) = <IJF | H(hfs) | IJF> = ∑k <IJF | Te(k) • Tn(k) | IJF>

  4. The energy is independent of M(J &F) – hence we can use reduced matrix elements Racah – properties of spherical tensor operators – see below

  5. Evaluation Definitions: With the usual definition of K, these become… M1 Q2 O3

  6. Evaluation of the matrix elements • Expand the electrostatic interaction due to charge distributions: • next terms in spherical harmonic expansion used for the Q2 interaction – next term is the hexadecapole term E16 (never observed in hfs, but observed in nuclear charge distributions) Question: What is the name of the next multipole – 25 ? (static version not allowed) And the one after that - 26? check out http://physics.unl.edu/~tgay/content/multipoles.html

  7. Evaluation - 2 • Expand the nuclear current for the magnetic interactions: requires expansion in vector spherical harmonics – see Schwartz paper, plus an E&M text such as Jackson…. • Yielding working definitions for the magnetic and electric nuclear multipole moments The multipole expansions of the potentials are then:

  8. Evaluation -3 • Since these one-electron matrix elements depend sensitively on the electronic wavefunctions near the nucleus, we really need their correct relativistic form • Further topics • – We need to learn how to solve the Dirac equation for the relativistic hydrogen atom. • Second part of the Schwartz paper evaluates these equations, and also generalizes the hyperfine interactions to 2-electron systems, off-diagonal interactions (needed for some second order interaction cases). • For more information on irreducible tensor operators, see: • Ref. 1 – see Fischer et al, appendix (word version on Berry website) • http://atoms.vuse.vanderbilt.edu/Elements/CompMeth/HF/node24.html • Ref. 2 – see Breinig - Rotations, spherical tensor operators and the Wigner-Eckart Theorem (word version on Berry website) at • http://electron6.phys.utk.edu/qm2/modules/m4/wigner.htm • Now we turn to the onlymeasurement of the hyperfine structure due to • an octupole moment.

  9. Doppler broadening Challenge #1: You have a discharge containing rubidium: Calculate the width of the spectral line of the resonance transition in rubidium at room temperature. Procedure: 1 - Work in pairs 2 – (a) understand the problem (b) develop a set of steps to reach the solution (c) estimate the answer 3 - What parameter values do you need to get an answer? (Use symbols for these parameters until you get to the end of the problem)

  10. Beginning the calculation… Kinetic theory -> atom velocity gives a spectral distribution Kinetic energy: mv2/2 = (3/2)kT -> Hence Calculating the detailed profile:

  11. The Sodium and Rubidium “D-lines” Which of these structures can be resolved in a room-temperature discharge?

  12. A “Doppler-free” technique In case (b) the second beam sees fewer ground state atoms ready to excite: Consider the resonant frequencies for these atoms: only those atoms whose velocities match in both cases will be affected – hence OPPOSING PUMP and PROBE laser beams will only affect atoms with velocities at 900 to the two beams

  13. Example of a doppler-free spectrum for Balmer-α in deuterium Note the “cross-over resonance”: Challenge 2: Where does this come from?

  14. More details of the experimental arrangement: • – 2 probe beams

  15. More details of the experimental arrangement: (b) – chopping the probe beam

  16. Results from a “doppler-free” measurement in rubidium (ND advanced lab) • Doppler broadening • with hfs from probe beam • with chopping frequency

  17. The crossed-beam experiment Cs vapor is heated in an oven to 170 C. The atoms effuse through a nozzle constructed from an array of stainless steel tubes to produce a dense atomic beam, collimated with a stack of microscope cover slips. The resulting atomic beam has an angular divergence less than 13.6 mrad in the horizontal plane confirmed by the experimentally determined 2.3(1) MHz residual Doppler width of the spectral lines. The Cs atoms are excited with a probe laser perpendicular to the atomic beam. The fluorescence intensity is detected with a large area photodiode placed below the laser-atom interaction region. A second detector monitors the transmission of the probe beam.

  18. Results

  19. Another example – by the same group See arXiv:0810.5745v2 [physics.atom-ph] 5 Dec 2008

  20. Previous results (1996) New results (2008)

  21. The Octupole moment is only just non-zero!

  22. Another example – (as simple as possible): Important for (near) level-crossings of states of the SAME parity Theory: hyperfine interaction is NOT ALWAYS a diagonal HFS can mix states of the same J, but from different parent levels Neutral helium, isotope-3 nuclear spin ½ (i.e. only magnetic dipole) Almost completely LS-structure, with small JJ mixing (all states) Expect almost no hfs in singlet states!!! 1snd Triplet D and singlet D states: fine structure is small But 1s hyperfine structure is large! Hence, off-diagonal matrix elements… See Brooks et al, Nucl. Instr. Meths. 202, 113 (1982) [Expt and theory] Q? Are there any “heavy ion” examples – eg in close-lying ground states?? Or excited states??

  23. The Hamiltonian for the 1snD states H0 defines the energy of the 1D term, the other two terms are treated perturbatively together Note the off-diagonal term between the J=2 states: (Gets large in JJ coupling…)

  24. (Highest & lowest F are diagonal)

  25. After matrix diagonalization

  26. Beam-foil experiment – result for one transition decay

  27. Hyperfine quenching in atomic spectra ref: Dunford et al Phys. Rev. A44, 764 (1991) One of the most interesting phenomena in the theory of highly forbidden transitions is the effect of hyperfine quenching, whereby mixing by the hyperfine interaction can significantly alter the lifetimes of the levels. The phenomenon was first discussed by Bowen in 1930, who pointed out that the substantial strength that was observed in the 6S2 1S0 - 6S6p 3P2line at 2270 A in the spectrum of Hg I was primarily due to E1 radiation caused by coupling with the nuclear spin and not to possible higher-order multipole radiation as had been suggested. Bowen's conclusion was confirmed in 1937 by Mrozowski [3], who experimentally observed the 6s2'So—6s6p 3Po line at 2656 A in Hg I. This transition would be rigorously forbidden to all multipole orders of single-photon decay in an atom with a spinless nucleus by the J=0~J=0 selection rule of angular-momentum conservation.

  28. Indelicato et al – Phys. Rev. A3505 (1989)

  29. For more details, see also Dunford et al – Phys. Rev A 48, 2729 (1993) Abstract

  30. The hyperfine quenching of polarized two-electron ions in an external magnetic field A Bondarevskaya et al Abstract. The hyperfine quenching (HFQ) mechanism of metastable states in polarized He-like heavy ions is considered. The lifetime dependence of these states on the ion polarization in an external magnetic field is established. This dependence is presented for the 23P0 state of the europium (Z = 63) ion and is proposed as a method for the measurement of the ion polarization in the experiments for the search of parity violating effects.

  31. Note: refs 6 and 7: (see next 2 slides for brief explanation…)

  32. Ref. 6

  33. Concerning the possible 1s21S0 – 1s2s 1S0 2 photon transition Hyperfine mixing with 3S1 state (see Indelicato et al) Weak interaction mixing with 3P0 state The weak interaction Hamiltonian Mixes nearby opposite parity states Possible experiment requires an electron polarized beam: One possibility is a tilted thin foil target - Then, observations should see a small 180 degree anisotropy (note: anisotropy is very small – less than 1 in 103)

  34. Ref 7. Ground state hyperfine levels In H-like Eu (I=5/2) Zero-field separation = 1.513 eV Apply magnetic field and laser excite to different Zeeman levels

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