MEASUREMENT OF THE RADIATIVE LIFETIME OF THE CESIUM 5D5/2 LEVEL USING PULSED EXCITATION AND DELAYED PROBE ABSORPTION

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BOUCHIAT, MA
GUENA, J
JACQUIER, P
LINTZ, M
机构
[1] Département de Physique de l'ENS, Laboratoire de Spectroscopie Hertzienne, Paris Cedex 05, F-75231, 24, Rue Lhomond
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ZEITSCHRIFT FUR PHYSIK D-ATOMS MOLECULES AND CLUSTERS | 1992年 / 24卷 / 04期
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10.1007/BF01426680
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O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学]; O56 [分子物理学、原子物理学];
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070203 ; 070304 ; 081704 ; 1406 ;
摘要
The 5D5/2 level of cesium is populated by pulsed 540 nm photodissociation of Cs2, and selectively detected via the 6P3/2 population that results by radiative decay. It is monitored by absorption of a delayed probe pulse. Its time evolution yields a value of 1260 +/- 80 ns for the radiative lifetime of the Cs 5D5/2 level, in good agreement with the calculation by Theodosiou [15].
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页数:3
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