Level-Crossing-Experimente zur Untersuchung der Hyperfeinstruktur des 5d 2 D 5/2-Terms im Indium I-Spektrum

The resonance fluorescence of the transition 5d ² D _5/2?5p ² P _3/2 (λ=3256Å) in the In I-spectrum was observed as a function of an external magnetic field. From the level crossing signals the following values of the hyperfine constantsA andB of the 5d ² D _5/2-state were deduced: ¦A¦=148(8) Mc/sec·g _J/1.2 and ¦B/A¦≦0.3. The widths of the signals yielded the mean lifetimet=7.1 (6)·10^?9 sec · 1.2/g _J . From the shifts of the signals caused by a constant electric field parallel to the magnetic field the value of the Stark parameter ¦β¦=0.19(4) Mc/sec/(kV/cm)² ·g _J /1.2 and the sign of the ratioA/β<0 were determined. Calculations with Coulomb wave functions show that the Stark shifts of the electric field are mainly due to admixtures of the 6p ² P _3/2-state.