Eur. Phys. J. D 23, 327-331 (2003)
https://doi.org/10.1140/epjd/e2003-00061-5

Stark shifts and fine structure of the ⁶Li 3²D_3/2,5/2 states

Physics Department, Petrie Bldg., York University, 4700 Keele St. Toronto, Ontario, Canada M3J 1P3

Corresponding author: ^a wlaser@yorku.ca

Received: 26 September 2002
Revised: 22 January 2003
Published online: 11 March 2003

Abstract

⁶Li 3²D states were studied using a diode laser to first excite the 2P_3/2 state and a dye laser to populate the 3²D states. The dye laser was modulated by an electro-optic modulator and intersected an atomic beam that passed through a field free region and subsequently through a uniform electric field. A value of  MHz was found for the 3²D fine structure splitting. The scalar and tensor polarizabilities were determined to be (3D, (3D, (3D and (3D MHz/(kV/cm)².