Abstract
Isotropic depolarizing collisions are studied using a stimulated photon echo with a specific polarization of the excitation radiation pulses in a mixture of ytterbium with krypton for the J = 1 ⇄ J = 0 transition of 174Yb. The difference between the relaxation rates of orientation and alignment γb(2) − γb(1) of the 3P1(6s6p) 174Yb level is measured as a function of the krypton pressure. The collision photon echo at the J = 1 ⇄ J = 0 transition induced by the anisotropic relaxation is studied for the Yb + Xe mixture. The power of the collision echo increases from zero with the addition of a buffer gas to ytterbium, reaches an optimal level, and decreases with an increase in the buffer gas pressure. The polarization of this collision-induced echo differs from the polarization of the conventional echo. The experimental results are in qualitative agreement with theoretical predictions.
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