Site-selective excitation and polarized absorption spectra of Nd3+ in Sr5(PO4)3F and Ca5(PO4)3F

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 1746-1758

  Gruber, John B ^a   Morrison, Clyde A ^b   Seltzer, Michael D ^c   Wright, Andrew O ^c   Nadler, Melvin P ^c   Allik, Toomas H ^d   Hutchinson, J Andrew ^e   Chai, Bruce H T ^f  

^a SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER   (United States)

^d SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

^e NIGHT VISION AND ELECTRONIC SENSORS DIRECTORATE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; CALCULATIONS; CRYSTAL SYMMETRY; CRYSTALS; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; FLUORESCENCE; IONS; LASER APPLICATIONS; PHOSPHATES; RELAXATION PROCESSES;

CRYSTAL FIELD SPLITTING; FLUORAPATITES; HAMILTONIAN; PASSIVE CHARGE COMPENSATION; SITE SELECTIVE EXCITATION; STARK LEVELS;

NEODYMIUM;

EID: 0030080954     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.360964     Document Type: Article

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