Abstract
The radiative lifetimes of the states in the (n=5-8) 3snp P-1(1) sequence of neutral magnesium were investigated using time-resolved laser-induced fluorescence. Excitation from the 3s2 S-1(0), ground state was performed using VUV radiation, which was produced by resonant sum-difference frequency mixing in a krypton gas cell. We find tau(n=5): 54(3) ns, tau(n=6): 140(10) ns, tau(n=7): 290(20) ns, tau(n=8): 475(40) ns. These results were found to be in fair agreement with a Multi Configuration Hartree-Fock (MCHF) calculation.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 329-331 |
Journal | Zeitschrift für Physik D Atoms, Molecules and Clusters |
Volume | 27 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1993 |
Subject classification (UKÄ)
- Atom and Molecular Physics and Optics