Stark Effect of Alkali Atoms by Laser Spectroscopy

Stark effect of alkali atoms has been studied by means of high‐resolution atomic‐beam laser spectroscopy. A compact electrode apparatus has been developed in order to produce a stable and strong electric field. The Stark shifts and splittings of the D lines have been measured for K, Rb and Cs atoms. The scalar polarizabilities of the K and Rb D1 lines and the scalar and tensor polarizabilities of the K and Cs D2 lines have been determined, providing a crosscheck of the previously reported values.