Title :
On the excitation mechanism of the He-Zn laser
Author :
Riseberg, L. ; Schearer, L.
Author_Institution :
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX, USA
fDate :
1/1/1971 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
By means of fluorescence, decay measurements in a He-Zn pulsed afterglow, the Zn II laser transitions at 5894 and 7479 Å have been assigned to Penning collisions with He(23S1) metastable atoms. The Zn II 6102-Å transition is ascribed to charge transfer collisions with He+. Penning and charge transfer cross sections are presented.
Keywords :
Atom lasers; Atomic measurements; Charge transfer; Fluorescence; Laser excitation; Laser transitions; Metastasis; Optical pulses; Pulse measurements; Zinc;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JQE.1971.1076546
