Abstract

Superfluorescent transitions were observed between high lying levels in Sr I. The time inequalities for single pulse superfluorescence^[1] were fulfilled,^[2] so that the experiments could be performed with single superfluorescent pulses. Superfluorescent cascades and superfluorescent competing transitions could be avoided, if the atomic beam density was sufficiently small. It was found that some superfluorescent transitions react sensitively to an external homogeneous static magnetic field, depending on the polarization of the exciting laser pulse and on the levels connected by the superfluorescent pulse.

© 1992 IQEC