• DocumentCode
    444191
  • Title

    Spectroscopy of francium: lifetime measurement of the 8s level and investigations of cold collisions

  • Author

    Gomez, E. ; Sprouse, G.D. ; Hwang, H. ; Perez-Galvan, A. ; Orozco, L.A.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Phys. & Astron., State Univ. of New York, USA
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    22-27 May 2005
  • Firstpage
    510
  • Abstract
    We present spectroscopic investigations of francium that include the measurement of the lifetime of the 8s level and photoassociation spectroscopy to look at the formation of francium molecules.
  • Keywords
    association; fluorescence; francium; laser cooling; photochemistry; photon counting; radiative lifetimes; 8s level; Fr; cold collision; francium molecule; lifetime measurement; photoassociation spectroscopy; Atom optics; Atomic beams; Atomic measurements; Extraterrestrial measurements; Lifetime estimation; Nuclear measurements; Physics; Spectroscopy; Uncertainty; Wave functions;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-796-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/QELS.2005.1548833
  • Filename
    1548833