Abstract
Radiative lifetimes have been measured for five triplet states of atomic oxygen. The oxygen atoms were generated by photodissociation of NO2 and the investigated states were populated through a two-step process involving a two-photon excitation to the lowest excited triplet state of even parity, 2p33p 3P, followed by a one-photon excitation to the investigated state. A similar scheme is applicable to the study of excited states in many light atoms.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 284-287 |
| Journal | Physical Review Letters |
| Volume | 55 |
| Issue number | 3 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1985 |
Subject classification (UKÄ)
- Atom and Molecular Physics and Optics