Hyperfine-structure and isotope-shift measurements in the 6s 5d↔6p 5d transitions of Ba I in the far-red spectral region

Measurements of the hyperfine structures in the 6p5d ¹ D ₂,³ D ₁ and³ F _{2, 3, 4} states of¹³⁵Ba and¹³⁷Ba, and isotope-shifts in several far-red transitions between the 6s 5d and 6p 5d configurations, as well as the transition 6s ^{2 1} S ₀→6s6p ³ P ₁ at 7,911 Å have been performed using high-resolution laser spectroscopy on a collimated atomic beam of natural barium. An analysis of the magnetic-dipole interaction in the 6p 5d configuration using effective one- and two-body hyperfine operators is presented. In particular the contact interaction was studied with respect to the correlation between the two valence electrons. Effects of strong configuration interaction were found. From a King-plot analysis of the isotope shift term- andJ-dependence of the field shift have been evaluated for the transitions between the 6s 5d and 6p 5d configurations. Relativistic Hartree-Fock (RHF) calculations have been performed of electron densities at the nucleus for six different configurations in Ba I and Ba II. The RHF calculations reproduce the experimental King-plot slopes quite well, while the absolute values, of the changes in electron density at the nucleus for the studied transitions, are found to be 9% lower than the results derived from a muonic experiment.     

Properties of Some Character Tables Related to the Symmetric Groups

We determine invariants like the Smith normal form and the determinant for certain integral matrices which arise from the character tables of the symmetric groups S_n and their double covers. In particular, we give a simple computation, based on the theory of Hall-Littlewood symmetric functions, of the determinant of the regular character table _RC of S_n with respect to an integer r 2. This result had earlier been proved by Olsson in a longer and more indirect manner. As a consequence, we obtain a new proof of the Mathas Conjecture on the determinant of the Cartan matrix of the Iwahori-Hecke algebra. When r is prime we determine the Smith normal form of _RC. Taking r large yields the Smith normal form of the full character table of S_n. Analogous results are then given for spin characters.Partially supported by The Danish National Research Council.Partially supported by NSF grant #DMS-9988459.     

Spin Representations,Powers of 2 and the Glaisher Map

Generalizing results on spin character degrees, we determine for a given conjugacy class of odd type in the double cover of S_n spin characters of S_n which have the minimal 2-power on this class in their character value. Surprisingly, the Glaisher map plays an important rôle here. Presented by L. Le BruynMathematics Subject Classifications (2000) 20C30, 05A15.