Abstract
The measurement of Doppler-shifted radiation using a cesium resonance fluorescence monochromator (RFM) is described. The RFM is based on two-step excitation ( 6 2 S 1/2→6 2 P 0 3/2→6 2 D 5/2 ) followed by wavelength-shifted fluorescence and detection of resonance photons with sub-Doppler spectral resolution (200 MHz). We demonstrate the resolution of velocity differences by comparing excitation profiles of a reference beam and Doppler-shifted scatter. A rotating disc of variable speed was used to generate the Doppler-shifted photons. Velocity changes on the order of 25 m/s were resolved, and the upper velocity limit (1500 m/s) is limited only by the extent of the frequency scan of the first excitation laser.
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