Investigation of the π and σ Components of Mercury Capillary Lamp Radiation in the Presence of the Transverse Zeeman Effect

Аннотация

The intensities of the π and of the sum of the σ⁺ and σ⁻ components of radiation emitted by low-pressure mercury capillary lamps filled with mercury of the natural isotopic composition are investigated in the transverse Zeeman effect experiment. The effect of the magnetic induction, inner diameter of the capillary, high-frequency excitation voltage of the lamp, and environmental temperature on the relationship between these intensities is estimated. It is established that the intensity of the σ component is always less than the sum of the intensities of σ⁺ and σ^- components.