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Measurement of the 2 p 3 s sup 1 P degree lifetime in O III with the beam-foil--laser method

Journal Article · · Physical Review, A; (USA)
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  1. Institut de Physique Nucleaire, Universite de Liege, Sart Tilman B 15, B-4000 Liege, Belgium (BE)

We have applied the beam-foil--laser (BFL) method to determine the lifetime of the 2{ital p}3{ital s} {sup 1}{ital P}{degree} level in O III. The result ({tau}=0.17{plus minus}0.01 ns) is in good agreement with most of the theoretical predictions but significantly shorter than the two beam-foil lifetime values reported previously. The oscillator strengths of the 2{ital p}{sup 2} {sup 1}{ital D}--2{ital p}3{ital s} {sup 1}{ital P}{degree} transition deduced from the present lifetime result in O III and from the very recently reported BFL lifetime in N II confirm the {ital f}-value trend along the carbon sequence calculated by Fawcett (At. Data Nucl. Data Tables 37, 411 (1987)).

OSTI ID:
5711762
Journal Information:
Physical Review, A; (USA), Journal Name: Physical Review, A; (USA) Vol. 43:7; ISSN 1050-2947; ISSN PLRAA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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