We report the first observation of zero-field quantum beats in the electron-impact excitation of an atomic state. The effect has been observed in electron-photon coincidence experiments on the 3²P state in sodium. The beats arise from the influence of the hyperfine structure in the J=3/2 level of the excited state.
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