Abstract
Natural radiative lifetimes of 10 levels of singly ionized ytterbium have been measured with time-resolved laser spectroscopy. Free Yb+ ions were produced in a laser-induced plasma. A stimulated Brillouin scattering technique has been used to produce laser pulses as short as 1 ns for the excitation of short-lived Yb+ states. Pseudo-relativistic Hartree-Fock calculations, taking into account the core-polarization effects, have also been performed. A good agreement of the measured and the calculated lifetime values has been achieved.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1731-1737 |
| Journal | Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue number | 7 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1999 |
Subject classification (UKÄ)
- Atom and Molecular Physics and Optics