Difference in the yields of even and odd Yb isotopes in multistep photoionization by polarized laser beams
Bekov G. I., Zherikhin A. N., Letokhov V. S., Mishin V. I., Fedoseev V. N.
The polarization of the laser beams has been found to affect the yields of even and odd Yb isotopes from a natural isotopic mixture in selective three-step photoionization through a Rydberg state. The experimental results are interpreted.