Author(s): K.S. Bhatia and M. Marafi
Article publication date: 1987-08-01
Vol. 5 No. 2 (yearly), pp. 299-305.
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Keywords
Calcium, Radioactive Lifetimes, laser spectroscopy
Abstract
WE have measured radiative lifetimes of 4p^2 3P(2,1,0) states of calcium using time resolved laser spectroscopy. The States were populated by stepwise excitation using a combination of pulse modulated tunable dye laser and a weak d.c. discharge. Measured lifetimes tau for these states are tau1 (3p2) = 6.6 (4)ns, tau2 (3P1)= 5.4(4)ns and tau3 (3P2) = 7.3 (7)ns