MEASUREMENTS OF RADIATIVE-DECAY RATES OF THE 2S(2)2P(P-2(0))-2S2P(2)(P-4) INTERSYSTEM TRANSITIONS OF C-II

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作者
FANG, Z [1 ]
KWONG, VHS [1 ]
WANG, JB [1 ]
PARKINSON, WH [1 ]
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[1] HARVARD SMITHSONIAN CTR ASTROPHYS, CAMBRIDGE, MA 02138 USA
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PHYSICAL REVIEW A | 1993年 / 48卷 / 02期
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10.1103/PhysRevA.48.1114
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
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The radiative-decay rates of the 2s(2)2p(P-2degrees)-2s2p2(4P) intersystem transitions of C+ ions have been measured by recording the time dependence of the approximately 233-nm emission. A cylindrical radio-frequency ion trap was used to store electron-impact-produced C+ ions. The time-dependent signals were analyzed by multiexponential least-squares fits to the data. The measured radiative-decay rates to the ground term are 146.4(+8.3,-9.2) s-1 for P-4(1/2), 11.6(+0.8,-1.7) s-1 for P-4(3/2), and 51.2(+2.6,-3.5) s-1 for P-4(5/2). Comparison of the measured values with theoretical values is presented.
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