Published September 1997 | Version v1
Journal article

Beam-laser measurements of the lifetimes of the 6p levels in YbII

  • 1. Department of Physics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G2J1 (CANADA)

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Results are presented for the lifetimes of the 6p levels in YbII, viz., 8.07±0.09 ns for the j=(1)/(2) level and 6.15±0.09 ns for the j=(3)/(2) level. These are compared with previous experiments and calculations. Our values are in excellent agreement with previous experiments, but show a significant improvement in precision. The results from previous calculations show a rather wide scatter but the experimental values are still consistent with the means of the calculated values within that scatter. However, there does still appear to be a need for a more complete calculation for the Yb+ ion. copyright 1997 The American Physical Society

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Journal Title
Physical Review. A
Journal Volume
56
Journal Issue
3
Journal Page Range
p. 2421-2423.
ISSN
1050-2947
CODEN
PLRAAN