Reference lines in the optogalvanic spectra of uranium and thorium in the wavelength range 422 to 462 nm

被引:5
作者
DeGraffenreid, W. [1 ]
Campbell, Sarah C. [2 ]
Sansonetti, Craig J. [2 ]
机构
[1] Calif State Univ Sacramento, Dept Phys & Astron, Sacramento, CA 95819 USA
[2] NIST, Gaithersburg, MD 20899 USA
关键词
HOLLOW-CATHODE LAMPS; CALIBRATION; REGION;
D O I
10.1364/JOSAB.29.001580
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
The spectra of uranium and thorium are convenient sources of reference lines for wavelength calibration at the level of a few parts in 10(8). We observed these spectra by laser optogalvanic spectroscopy in commercial hollow-cathode lamps using a single-frequency cw dye laser operating over the wavelength range 422 to 462 nm. Ten uranium and eight thorium lines were measured with an estimated uncertainty of 0.0003 cm(-1) by using our Fabry-Perot wavemeter. The results are compared to previous measurements of these lines and are found to be in good agreement with, and 1 order of magnitude more accurate than, values determined by Fourier-transform spectroscopy.
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页码:1580 / 1583
页数:4
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