Electron beam excitation of rare-gas alkali ionic excimers

Journal Article · Mon Nov 20 04:00:00 EST 1989 · Applied Physics Letters; (USA)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.102349· OSTI ID:5244879

Millar, P S; Warwar, G; Wisoff, P J; Sauerbrey, R ^[1]; Balasubramanian, K ^[2]

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1. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Rice Quantum Institute, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77251-1892 (USA)
2. Chemistry Department, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287-1604 (USA)

The observation of fluorescence from ionic rare-gas alkali molecules excited by an electron beam is reported. Gas mixtures of argon and xenon with hot vapors of either rubidium or cesium were excited to obtain emission from (XeRb){sup +} at 164 nm and (XeCs){sup +} at 160 nm. The spectral features observed in (XeRb){sup +} are assigned to three upper electronic states.

• OSTI ID: 5244879
• Journal Information: Applied Physics Letters; (USA), Journal Name: Applied Physics Letters; (USA) Vol. 55:21; ISSN APPLA; ISSN 0003-6951
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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74 ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS
ALKALI METAL COMPOUNDS
ARGON
CESIUM COMPOUNDS
COLLISIONS
ELECTRICAL PUMPING
ELECTRON BEAM PUMPING
ELECTRON COLLISIONS
ELECTRON-MOLECULE COLLISIONS
ELEMENTS
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EXCIMER LASERS
EXCITATION
FLUIDS
FLUORESCENCE
GAS LASERS
GASES
LASERS
LUMINESCENCE
MOLECULE COLLISIONS
NONMETALS
PUMPING
RARE GAS COMPOUNDS
RARE GASES
RUBIDIUM COMPOUNDS
XENON
XENON COMPOUNDS