ION-ATOM CHARGE-TRANSFER SYSTEM FOR A HEAVY-ION-BEAM PUMPED LASER

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作者
ULRICH, A [1 ]
GERNHAUSER, R [1 ]
KROTZ, W [1 ]
WIESER, J [1 ]
MURNICK, DE [1 ]
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[1] RUTGERS STATE UNIV, DEPT PHYS, NEWARK, NJ 07102 USA
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PHYSICAL REVIEW A | 1994年 / 50卷 / 02期
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10.1103/PhysRevA.50.1931
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
An Ar target to which Cs vapor could be added, excited by a pulsed beam of 100-MeV S-32 ions, was studied as a prototype ion-atom charge-transfer system for pumping short-wavelength lasers. Low-velocity Ar2+ ions were efficiently produced; a huge increase in the intensity of the Ar II 4d-4p spectral lines was observed when Cs vapor was added to the argon. This observation is explained by a selective charge transfer of the Cs 6s electron into the upper levels of the observed transitions. A rate constant of (1.4 +/- 0.2) X 10(-9) cm3/s for the transfer process was determined.
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页码:1931 / 1934
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