Abstract

The radiative lifetimes of the 17992-,25068-,28857-, 37414-, 40564-, and 44017-cm-1 neutral levels and the 30392-cm-1 ion level of Yb have been measured by the Hanle method in a fast-flowing He system. The lifetimes (in units of 10-9 sec) were found to be 820(20), 5.12(0.12), 14.4(0.4), 77.4(6.0), 9.32(0.6), 39.1(3.5), and 5.8(0.6), respectively. In a flowing system with He as a buffer gas the alignment depolarization cross sections with Yb were obtained and are reported here for the first time. They are (in units of 10-15 cm2) 5.0(1.0), 5.9(1.0), 5.9(1.2), 17.9(2.0), 28.2(3.0), 5.16(4.0), and 7.2(2.5), respectively. © 1976 The American Physical Society.

Department(s)

Physics

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

1050-2947

Document Type

Article - Journal

Document Version

Final Version

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text

Language(s)

English

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© 2023 American Physical Society, All rights reserved.

Publication Date

01 Jan 1976

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