Influence of the 61 S 0-63 P 1 resonance on continuous Lyman-α generation in mercury

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作者
Kolbe, Daniel [1 ,2 ]
Scheid, Martin [1 ,2 ]
Walz, Jochen [1 ,2 ]
机构
[1] Johannes Gutenberg Univ Mainz, Inst Phys, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
[2] Helmholtz Inst Mainz, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
来源
APPLIED PHYSICS B-LASERS AND OPTICS | 2013年 / 113卷 / 04期
关键词
CONTINUOUS-WAVE; OSCILLATOR-STRENGTHS; ISOTOPE SHIFTS; LASER SOURCE; STATE; HYDROGEN; SPECTROSCOPY; RADIATION; LINE;
D O I
10.1007/s00340-013-5510-6
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
Continuous coherent radiation in the vacuum ultraviolet at 122 nm (Lyman-alpha) can be generated using sum-frequency mixing of three fundamental laser beams in mercury vapor. One of the fundamental beams is at 254 nm wavelength, which is close to the 6(1) S (0)-6(3) P (1) resonance in mercury. Experiments have been performed to investigate the effect of this one-photon resonance on phase-matching, absorption and the nonlinear yield. The efficiency of continuous Lyman-alpha generation has been improved by a factor of 4.5.
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