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Lyman-α radiation of a metastable hydrogen beam to measure electric fields

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The interaction between a metastable H(2s) atomic hydrogen beam and an external electric field leads to the emission of the Lyman-a line. It originates in the Stark mixing of the near-degenerate 2s1/2 and 2p1/2 levels separated by the Lamb shift. The quenched radiation proportional to the square of the electric field amplitude is recovered in vacuum by using such an atomic probe beam. We observe the strong enhancement of the signal when the field is oscillating at the Lamb shift frequency. This technique is applied in a plasma, offering an alternative way to measure weak electric fields by direct and non-intrusive means.
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hal-03534251 , version 1 (19-01-2022)

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A Lejeune, Laurence Chérigier-Kovacic, F Doveil. Lyman-α radiation of a metastable hydrogen beam to measure electric fields. Applied Physics Letters, 2011, 99, ⟨10.1063/1.3658459⟩. ⟨hal-03534251⟩

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