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Radiative Transition Probabilities of the Lower Excited States of the Alkali Metals
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In this paper, the authors used the central field approximation used by Bates and Damgaard to calculate the lifetime of the lower excited states of atoms of the alkali metals, and the branching ratios for downward transitions and total lifetime of states were tabulated.Abstract:
Lifetimes for radiative transitions between the lower excited states of atoms of the alkali metals have been calculated by using the central field approximation used by Bates and Damgaard. Branching ratios for downward transitions and total lifetimes of states are tabulated.read more
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Experimental determinations of the hyperfine structure in the alkali atoms
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Statistical Theory of Chemical Kinetics : Application to Neutral-Atom—Molecule Reactions
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Frequency measurements on optically narrowed Rb-stabilised laser diodes at 780 nm and 795 nm
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The diode laser in atomic physics
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Accurate lifetime measurements of the lowest /sup 2/P/sub 1/2/ states in neutral lithium and sodium
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