Published March 6, 1995
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Journal article
Observation of visible and uv magnetic dipole transitions in highly charged xenon and barium
Creators
- 1. Atomic Physics Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899 (United States)
- 2. E. O. Hulbert Center for Space Research, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, D.C. 20375-5000 (United States)
Description
We have observed an unusual transition which is predicted to result in visible and near-uv emission from very highly charged titaniumlike ions spanning the entire upper half of the periodic table. Measurements of the wavelengths of the 3d4D2-5D3 transitions in Ba+34 and Xe+32 are in surprisingly poor agreement with ab initio calculations. This work was carried out in an electron beam ion trap and demonstrates that such a device can be an important tool for visible spectroscopy of highly charged ions
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Physical Review Letters
- Journal Volume
- 74
- Journal Issue
- 10
- Journal Page Range
- p. 1716-1719.
- ISSN
- 0031-9007
- CODEN
- PRLTAO
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 26048778
- Subject category
- S74: ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS;
- Descriptors DEI
- BARIUM; ENERGY-LEVEL TRANSITIONS; MAGNETIC DIPOLES; MULTICHARGED IONS; TRAPS; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTRA; VISIBLE SPECTRA; WAVELENGTHS; XENON
- Descriptors DEC
- ALKALINE EARTH METALS; CHARGED PARTICLES; DIPOLES; ELEMENTS; IONS; METALS; MULTIPOLES; NONMETALS; RARE GASES; SPECTRA