The determination of the infrared radiative lifetimes of a vibrationally excited neutral molecule using stimulated-emission-pumping, molecular-beam time-of-flight

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 106, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 3024-3028

  Drabbels, Marcel ^a   Wodtke, A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYE LASERS; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS; MOLECULAR BEAMS; MOLECULAR VIBRATIONS; NITROGEN OXIDES; OPTICAL PUMPING; RELAXATION PROCESSES;

EINSTEIN A COEFFICIENTS; ELECTRIC DIPOLE MOMENT FUNCTION; INFRARED RADIATIVE LIFETIMES; STIMULATED EMISSION PUMPING;

INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 0031078396     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.473047     Document Type: Article

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