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  • Antonello, M; Belov, A; Bonomi, G; Brusa, R S; Caccia, M; Camper, A; Caravita, R; Castelli, F; Cerchiari, G; Comparat, D; Consolati, G; Demetrio, A; L Di Noto; Doser, M; Fanì, M; Gerber, S; Gligorova, A; Guatieri, F; Hackstock, P; Haider, S; Hinterberger, A; Kellerbauer, A; Khalidova, O; Krasnicky, D; Lagomarsino, V; Lebrun, P; Malbrunot, C; Mariazzi, S; Matveev, V; Muller, S R; Nebbia, G; Nedelec, P; Oberthaler, M; Oswald, E; Pagano, D; Penasa, L; Petracek, V; Prelz, F; Rienaecker, B; Robert, J; Rohne, O M; Rotondi, A; Sandaker, H; Santoro, R; Testera, G; Tietje, I C; Widmann, E; Wolz, T; Yzombard, P; Zimmer, C; Zurlo, N

    arXiv.org, 04/2019
    Paper

    We investigate experimentally the possibility of enhancing the production of \(2^3S\) positronium atoms by driving the \(1^3S\)-\(3^3P\) and \(3^3P\)-\(2^3S\) transitions, overcoming the natural branching ratio limitation of spontaneous decay from \(3^3P\) to \(2^3S\). The decay of \(3^3P\) positronium atoms towards the \(2^3S\) level has been effciently stimulated by a 1312.2nm broadband IR laser pulse. The dependence of the stimulating transition efficiency on the intensity of the IR pulse has been measured to find the optimal enhancement conditions. A maximum relative increase of \( \times (3.1 \pm 1.0) \) in the \(2^3S\) production efficiency, with respect to the case where only spontaneous decay is present, was obtained.