Published November 15, 1979 | Version v1
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Polarized absorption spectra and energy levels for U3+(5f3) in LaCl3

  • 1. Department of Physics, College of Science and Mathematics, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota 58105

Description

Polarized absorption spectra covering the wavelength range 5600 to 25 000 A are reported for U3+(5f 3) doped into single crystal LaCl3. Spectra were recorded at liquid helium, liquid nitrogen, and at room temperatures. Temperature-dependent polarized spectra help establish many crystalline electric-field (CEF) split J levels not directly excited from the ground state due to selection rules for C/sub 3h/ symmetry. Analysis of the data confirms the earlier (1959) assignments made by S. P. Cook at The Johns Hopkins University to the ground state manifold Stark levels. For 4I/sub 9/2/, the ground state manifold, we find: μ ( +- 5/2) =0, μ ( +- 1/2) =210, μ ( +- 3/2) =241, μ ( +- 5/2) =440, and μ ( +- 3/2) =458 all in energy units of cm-1. Uncertainty in establishing these levels is within several wave numbers and involves over 150 temperature-dependent transitions

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Journal Title
J. Chem. Phys.
Journal Volume
71
Journal Issue
10
Series
J. Chem. Phys.
Journal Page Range
3982-3987
ISSN
0021-9606