Die Hyperfeinstruktur des angeregten 32P3/2-Zustandes von Natrium

The hyperfine structure of the 3²P_3/2-state in the Na(I)-spektrum was investigated by optical double resonance. Three zero fieldrf-transitions (ΔF=±1, Δm_F=0) were detected and thus the unambiguous interpretation of therf-spectrum was made possible. From an analysis of therf-spectrum one obtains the magnetic hyperfine structure splitting constant a=(18.5 _?0.2 ^+0.6 ) Mc/sec the electric quadrupole interaction constantb=(3.2±0.5) Mc/sec which yields an electric quadrupole moment Q(Na²³)=(0.138±0.025)·10²⁴cm².