Precision measurement of the electric dipole intercombination rate in C2+

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作者
Doerfert, J
Trabert, E
Wolf, A
Schwalm, D
Uwira, O
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[1] UNIV HEIDELBERG,INST PHYS,D-69120 HEIDELBERG,GERMANY
[2] MAX PLANCK INST KERNPHYS,D-69117 HEIDELBERG,GERMANY
[3] UNIV GIESSEN,STRAHLENZENTRUM,D-35392 GIESSEN,GERMANY
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.78.4355
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O4 [物理学];
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摘要
The electric dipole intercombination decay of the 2s2p P-3(1)0 level in the Be-like ion C2+ has been optically observed with ions circulating in a heavy-ion storage ring. The measured transition probability of (102.94 +/- 0.14) s(-1), corresponding to a lifetime of (9.714 +/- 0.013) ms, is in good agreement with recent theoretical calculations. This precision measurement thus resolves the long standing discrepancy of data from a radiofrequency ion trap experiment with theoretical predictions.
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