Linienform von Doppelresonanzsignalen bei zeitlich aufgelöster Beobachtung der zerfallenden Atomzustände
The influence on the line width and the line profile of optical double resonance signals due to a selective detection of quanta of resonance light emitted in a defined time interval after the moment of excitation has been studied. A narrowing of radio frequency signals in the5s 5p3P1 state of Cd by a factor of 1.4 has been observed. The resonance curves deviate considerably from the lorentzian line shape. Comparison has been made between the measured line profile and a theory developed for this experiment.