Abstract
In the process of searching for a simple coherent method of atomic excitation for a pulsed atomic beam with a wide velocity distribtuion, we have investigated both Rabi-oscillation and adiabatic transfer in an atomic two level system (He*). This paper reports on our investigation of these excitation methods with a simple, absolute measure of the degree of atomic excitation provided by the deflected profile of the atomic beam.
© 1996 Optical Society of America
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