Abstract
The dependence of scattering intensities for the quenching process on the polarization of the exiciting laser light has been studied. A distinct anisotropy is observed at small scattering angles, which is most pronounced where the scattering cross section is largest. It is found that the quenching cross section for a state is smaller that for the state and thus electronic angular momentum is transferred to collisional and/or rotational angular momentum.
- Received 26 October 1976
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.38.343
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