Published October 30, 1978
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Journal article
Ionization and energy pooling in laser-excited Na vapor
Creators
- 1. Department of Physics, University of Missouri at St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri 63121
Description
We have observed ion formaion (both Na+ and Na2+) and radiation from high-lying Na states when low-density vapor (approx. 1013 cm-3) is irradiated with a cw dye laser tuned to one of the D lines. The Na+ ions probably results from photodissociation of Na2+ formed by Na(3p) -Na(3p) associative ionization, while the high-lying radiating states are formed in energy-pooling reactions
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Phys. Rev. Lett.
- Journal Volume
- 41
- Journal Issue
- 18
- Series
- Phys. Rev. Lett.
- Journal Page Range
- 1227-1230
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 10438681
- Subject category
- S74: ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS;
- Descriptors DEI
- ATOM-ATOM COLLISIONS; DISSOCIATION; DYE LASERS; EXCITATION; EXCITED STATES; ION DETECTION; KINETIC ENERGY; NEON; PHOTOIONIZATION; PHOTOMULTIPLIERS; SODIUM IONS; VAPORS
- Descriptors DEC
- AMPLIFIERS; ATOM COLLISIONS; ATOMIC IONS; CHARGED PARTICLE DETECTION; CHARGED PARTICLES; COLLISIONS; ELEMENTS; ENERGY; ENERGY LEVELS; ENERGY-LEVEL TRANSITIONS; FLUIDS; GASES; IONIZATION; IONS; LASERS; NONMETALS; PHOTOTUBES; RADIATION DETECTION; RARE GASES