Abstract
The forward scattering signal of resonant laser radiation is calculated to third order in the laser field strength for a two-level system with arbitrary angular momentum. The application to the hyperfine structure of sodium D-lines is in agreement with the experiments of Gawlik et al. (1974), originally interpreted in terms of an induced hexadecapole moment. Our results are obtained without invoking this hypothesis.
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