Lifetime measurements for excited states of rare-earth atoms using pulse modulation of a cw dye-laser beam

Journal Article · Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1979 · J. Opt. Soc. Am.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1364/JOSA.69.000984· OSTI ID:6092824

Gustavsson, M; Lundberg, H; Nilsson, L; Svanberg, S

By pulse-modulating a cw dye-laser beam and employing the delayed-coincidence technique, we have determined the natural radiative lifetimes of a number of atomic states in rare-earth atoms Eu, Dy, and Yb. In the measurements, which were performed on an atomic beam, exponential decay curves with good statistics were obtained using short measuring times. The general features of the technique are discussed. When possible, oscillator strengths are deduced and compared with literature values.

• Research Organization: Department of Physics, Chalmers University of Technology, S-412 96 Goeteborg, Sweden
• OSTI ID: 6092824
• Journal Information: J. Opt. Soc. Am.; (United States), Vol. 69:7
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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74 ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS
DYSPROSIUM
ENERGY-LEVEL TRANSITIONS
EUROPIUM
YTTERBIUM
ATOMIC BEAMS
EXCITED STATES
LASER RADIATION
LIFETIME
BEAMS
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
ELEMENTS
ENERGY LEVELS
METALS
RADIATIONS
RARE EARTHS
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