Triple Resonance Method for Molecular hfs Spectroscopy: Measurements on 133Cs19F

Abstract

Three sequential oscillatory fields are employed in a molecular beam electric resonance spectrometer in order to observe molecular hfs transitions which do not obey the criteria for observability in the usual beam apparatus. The triple resonance method has been used to examine the hfs of CsF under conditions of very weak external fields. The method shows considerable promise for the detailed study of molecular hfs when more than one nucleus has a quadrupole moment, and for the observation of transitions at audio frequencies between closely spaced molecular energy levels.