Abstract
The sodium atom in its ground 2S state possesses
antisymmetric components of the scattering tensor that lead to depolarization of
the light scattered at very low densities. Depolarized scattering has been
observed in the vicinity of the D1 and
D2 resonance lines by using a dye laser. The
depolarization ratio ρ is approximately unity near the
D1 line, as predicted by Placzek. Near the
D2 line, ρ is
somewhat-larger than the theoretical 0.25.
© 1980 Optical Society of America
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