THE INTERACTION OF BLACKBODY RADIATION WITH XENON RYDBERG ATOMS
| dc.creator | HILDEBRANDT, GEORGE FLAVIUS | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2007-05-09T19:27:20Z | en_US |
| dc.date.available | 2007-05-09T19:27:20Z | en_US |
| dc.date.issued | 1981 | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | Effects due to the interaction between the 300K background blackbody radiation (BBR) and xenon nf Rydberg atoms are reported. Transitions to nearby d and g levels are observed and the transition rates are found to be consistent with the predictions of a simple theoretical calculation which makes use of electric dipole matrix elements obtained by use of the quantum defect method. When the radiation background is reduced to that appropriate to a black body at liquid nitrogen temperature by cooling the apparatus, the transition rates are also observed to decrease. The reduction in the transition rates to the d and g states is consistent with the calculated decrease in the ambient blackbody flux. The total net depopulation rate of the f states is reduced as well when the temperature of the environment is lowered. The change in the observed lifetimes of the f states is in good agreement with the calculated decrease in the blackbody-induced depopulation rate. | en_US |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | en_US |
| dc.identifier.callno | Thesis Sp. Sci. 1981 Hildebrandt | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | HILDEBRANDT, GEORGE FLAVIUS. "THE INTERACTION OF BLACKBODY RADIATION WITH XENON RYDBERG ATOMS." (1981) Diss., Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/15620">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/15620</a>. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1911/15620 | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
| dc.rights | Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise indicated. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exemptions to copyright law must be obtained from the copyright holder. | en_US |
| dc.subject | Atomic physics | en_US |
| dc.title | THE INTERACTION OF BLACKBODY RADIATION WITH XENON RYDBERG ATOMS | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
| dc.type.material | Text | en_US |
| thesis.degree.department | Space Science | en_US |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Natural Sciences | en_US |
| thesis.degree.grantor | Rice University | en_US |
| thesis.degree.level | Doctoral | en_US |
| thesis.degree.name | Doctor of Philosophy | en_US |
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