Radiative lifetime measurement of the a 3Σ+ metastable state of NO+ using a new type of electrostatic ion trap

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作者
Wester, R [1 ]
Bhushan, KG
Altstein, N
Zajfman, D
Heber, O
Rappaport, ML
机构
[1] Hebrew Univ Jerusalem, Dept Particle Phys, IL-76100 Rehovot, Israel
[2] Max Planck Inst Kernphys, D-69029 Heidelberg, Germany
[3] Hebrew Univ Jerusalem, Serv Phys, IL-76100 Rehovot, Israel
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10.1063/1.479168
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O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
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070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
A new type of ion trap is used to measure the radiative lifetime of the NO+(a (3)Sigma(+)) metastable state. The ion trap is designed to store ion beams with an energy of a few keV and is well suited for the study of metastable states. The measured value for the radiative lifetime is tau(r)=760+/-30 ms, in good agreement with the last experimental values of Calamai and Yoshino [J. Chem. Phys. 101, 9480 (1994)], and with the theoretical value of Kuo et al; [J. Chem. Phys. 92, 4849 (1990)]. (C) 1999 American Institute of Physics. [S0021-9606(99)00524-3].
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