atomic-beam resonance

atomic-beam resonance

[ə′täm·ik ¦bēm ‚rez·ən·əns]
(physics)
Phenomenon in which an oscillating magnetic field, superimposed on a uniform magnetic field at right angles to it, causes transitions between states with different magnetic quantum numbers of the nuclei of atoms in a beam passing through the field; the transitions occur only when the frequency of the oscillating field assumes certain characteristic values.
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Atomic quadrupole moments were first measured by the shift in energy levels due to an applied electric-field gradient in atomic-beam resonance experiments [24, 25].
External-Field Shifts of the [[blank].sup.199][Hg.sup.+] Optical Frequency Standard

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