A theoretical treatment of the stark effect on excited states of sodium

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dc.contributor.advisorDunning, F. Barryen_US
dc.contributor.committeeMemberStebbings, Ronald F.;Dodds, Stanley A.en_US
dc.creatorCopel, Margery Annen_US
dc.date.accessioned2018-12-18T21:18:10Zen_US
dc.date.available2018-12-18T21:18:10Zen_US
dc.date.issued1982en_US
dc.description.abstractCalculated energy levels of highly excited sodium atoms in an electric field are presented. The energy levels have been computed in the low ( to .4 V/cm) and intermediate (.2 to .4 V/cm) field regions for the 34^3/2,5/2 states, and in the high (up to 6 V/cm) field strength regions for the n = 15 states. At low field strength, all the 34^3/2,5/2 states are found to decrease in energy with increasing field strength. The method used to calculated the energy levels is outlined. The results are compared with second order perturbation theory and with experimental data obtained using the method of quantum beats to measure the energy difference between states.en_US
dc.format.digitalOriginreformatted digitalen_US
dc.format.extent70 ppen_US
dc.identifier.callnoThesis Phys. 1982 Copelen_US
dc.identifier.citationCopel, Margery Ann. "A theoretical treatment of the stark effect on excited states of sodium." (1982) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/104161">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/104161</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.digitalRICE1788en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/104161en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
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dc.titleA theoretical treatment of the stark effect on excited states of sodiumen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.type.materialTexten_US
thesis.degree.departmentPhysicsen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineNatural Sciencesen_US
thesis.degree.grantorRice Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Artsen_US
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