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electron shelving: a standalone construct

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electronshelving1 CONSTRUCTElectron shelvingNAGOURNEY · ATOMIC, MOLECULAR

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Atomic, molecular and optical physics

detecting an ion's internal state by driving a strong fluorescence cycle that goes dark whenever the electron sits in a metastable shelf level.

In atomic, molecular and optical physics, electron shelving refers to detecting an ion's internal state by driving a strong fluorescence cycle that goes dark whenever the electron sits in a metastable shelf level. This meaning comes from Nagourney (1986) in Physical Review Letters.[1]

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  1. Nagourney, W., Sandberg, J., & Dehmelt, H. (1986). Shelved optical electron amplifier: Observation of quantum jumps. Physical Review Letters, 56(26), 2797-2799. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.56.2797

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