中国物理B ›› 2015, Vol. 24 ›› Issue (1): 13203-013203.doi: 10.1088/1674-1056/24/1/013203

• ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS • 上一篇    下一篇

Lifetimes of Rydberg states of Eu atoms

荆华a b, 野仕伟a b, 戴长建a b   

  1. a Key Laboratory of Display Materials and Photoelectric Devices, Ministry of Education, Tianjin 300384, China;
    b School of Science, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384, China
  • 收稿日期:2014-06-19 修回日期:2014-08-02 出版日期:2015-01-05 发布日期:2015-01-05
  • 基金资助:

    Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 11174218).

Lifetimes of Rydberg states of Eu atoms

Jing Hua (荆华)a b, Ye Shi-Wei (野仕伟)a b, Dai Chang-Jian (戴长建)a b   

  1. a Key Laboratory of Display Materials and Photoelectric Devices, Ministry of Education, Tianjin 300384, China;
    b School of Science, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384, China
  • Received:2014-06-19 Revised:2014-08-02 Online:2015-01-05 Published:2015-01-05
  • Contact: Dai Chang-Jian E-mail:daicj@126.com
  • Supported by:

    Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 11174218).

摘要:

The radiative lifetimes of the Eu 4f76snp (8PJ or 10PJ) Rydberg states with J=5/2 and 11/2 are investigated with a combination of multi-step laser excitation and pulsed electric field ionization, from which their dependence on the effective principal quantum number is observed. The lifetimes of 21 states are reported along with an evaluation of their experimental uncertainty. The influence of blackbody radiation, due to the oven temperature, on the lifetime of the higher-n states is detected. The non-hydrogen behavior of the investigated states is also observed.

关键词: Eu atom, Rydberg state, lifetime, field ionization

Abstract:

The radiative lifetimes of the Eu 4f76snp (8PJ or 10PJ) Rydberg states with J=5/2 and 11/2 are investigated with a combination of multi-step laser excitation and pulsed electric field ionization, from which their dependence on the effective principal quantum number is observed. The lifetimes of 21 states are reported along with an evaluation of their experimental uncertainty. The influence of blackbody radiation, due to the oven temperature, on the lifetime of the higher-n states is detected. The non-hydrogen behavior of the investigated states is also observed.

Key words: Eu atom, Rydberg state, lifetime, field ionization

中图分类号:  (Rydberg states)

  • 32.80.Ee
32.80.-t (Photoionization and excitation) 32.70.Cs (Oscillator strengths, lifetimes, transition moments)