M1 decay of the 2 sup 3 S sub 1 state of helium-like bromine

Conference · Mon Aug 05 00:00:00 EDT 1991 · AIP Conference Proceedings (American Institute of Physics); (United States)

OSTI ID:7035645

Dunford, R W; Liu, C J; Berry, H G; Raphaelian, M L.A. ^[1]; Church, D A ^[2]; Hass, M ^[3]; Curtis, L J ^[4]

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1. Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne Illinois 60439 (United States)
2. Texas A M University, College Station, Texas 77843 (United States)
3. University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14627 (United States)
4. University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio 43606 (United States)

We have measured the lifetime of the 2 {sup 3}S{sub 1} level in helium-like bromine with the result {tau}{sup exp} 2 {sup 3}S{sub 1}=224.1 (7.1) ps, in agreement with theory. Our error is dominated by uncertainties in the correction for the effects of cascades from highly excited states.

• DOE Contract Number: W-31-109-ENG-38; FG05-88ER13958
• OSTI ID: 7035645
• Report Number(s): CONF-910225-; CODEN: APCPC
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings (American Institute of Physics); (United States), Vol. 233:1; Conference: International meeting on stability of amorphous silicon materials and solar cells, Denver, CO (United States), 20-22 Feb 1991; ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS
74 ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS
BROMINE IONS
S STATES
LIFETIME
DECAY
ENERGY-LEVEL TRANSITIONS
P STATES
QUANTUM ELECTRODYNAMICS
CHARGED PARTICLES
ELECTRODYNAMICS
ENERGY LEVELS
FIELD THEORIES
IONS
QUANTUM FIELD THEORY
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