Abstract
Natural radiative lifetimes, measured by time-resolved laser-induced fluorescence spectroscopy, are reported for eighteen levels of neutral erbium belonging to the odd-parity 4f(12)6s6p, 4f(11)5d6s(2), 4f(11)5d(2)6s and 4f(11)5d6s7s configurations in the wavenumber range from 26 237 to 42 154 cm(-1). Free erbium atoms were produced in a laser-induced plasma. Stimulated Brillouin scattering (SBS) techniques were employed to produce laser pulses as short as 1 ns for the excitation of short-lived levels, and special care was taken to avoid flight-out-of-view effects on the long lifetime measurements.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 64-67 |
| Journal | Physica Scripta |
| Volume | 67 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2003 |
Subject classification (UKÄ)
- Atom and Molecular Physics and Optics
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