Assessments of lifetimes and photoionization cross-sections at 10.6 μm of nd Rydberg states of Rb measured in a magneto-optical trap

Spectrochimica Acta - Part B Atomic Spectroscopy

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 196-199

  Gabbanini, C ^a  

^a AREA DELLA RICERCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Photoionization; Rydberg state

Indexed keywords

BAND STRUCTURE; DISINTEGRATION; INFRARED RADIATION; MAGNETOOPTICAL EFFECTS; RUBIDIUM;

IR LASER PHOTOIONIZATION; MAGNETO OPTICAL TRAP; RADIATIVE LIFETIMES; RYDBERG STATES;

PHOTOIONIZATION;

EID: 33645844272     PISSN: 05848547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sab.2006.01.003     Document Type: Article

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