Title :
Spectroscopy of francium: lifetime measurement of the 8s level and investigations of cold collisions
Author :
Gomez, E. ; Sprouse, G.D. ; Hwang, H. ; Perez-Galvan, A. ; Orozco, L.A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys. & Astron., State Univ. of New York, USA
Abstract :
We present spectroscopic investigations of francium that include the measurement of the lifetime of the 8s level and photoassociation spectroscopy to look at the formation of francium molecules.
Keywords :
association; fluorescence; francium; laser cooling; photochemistry; photon counting; radiative lifetimes; 8s level; Fr; cold collision; francium molecule; lifetime measurement; photoassociation spectroscopy; Atom optics; Atomic beams; Atomic measurements; Extraterrestrial measurements; Lifetime estimation; Nuclear measurements; Physics; Spectroscopy; Uncertainty; Wave functions;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-796-2
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2005.1548833
