Hyperfine Structure of $^133Cs$: Find I & J

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The discussion focuses on determining the nuclear spin (I) and total angular momentum (J) for the hyperfine structure of Cesium-133 (##^133Cs##) during a transition between the ##5p^5 6s## and ##5p^5 6p## configurations. The observed transition occurs at a wavelength of ##494nm## with five energy components: 0, 2.40GHz, 5.75GHz, 10.07GHz, and 15.35GHz. The relationship ##F = I + J## is crucial for solving the problem, requiring knowledge of the quantum numbers S and L for the configurations, as well as the selection rules for transitions.

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Homework Statement


A transition happens for ##\lambda = 494nm## in the Cesium ions (##^133 Cs##) between a term in the ##5p^5 6s## configuration and term in the ##5p^5 6p## configuration. Five components are observed with the following energies (relative to the transition of least energy): 0, 2.40Ghz, 5.75GHz, 10.07GHz, 15.35GHz.

Find the value of the nuclear spin of ##^133 Cs## as well as the value of J for the term in the ##5p^5 6s## configuration

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The Attempt at a Solution



I am not sure how to solve this. I probably have to use ##F = I + J##, with ##I## being the nuclear spin, which I have to find. I therefore need the value of ##F## and ##J##.

One of the problems here is that I do not know how to find the S and L for the above configurations.. Any help would be huge!
 
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What are the ##L,S,J## numbers for the two configurations? What are the selection rules for transitions between them?
 

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