Time-resolved laser-induced saturated fluorescence measurements in a thallium see-through hollow cathode discharge: Evaluation of ground state number density and quantum efficiency

Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer

Volumn 109, Issue 15, 2008, Pages 2561-2578

  Taylor, N ^a   Omenetto, N ^a   Smith, B W ^a   Winefordner, J D ^a  

^a University of Florida ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Atomic line filter; Number density; Quantum efficiency; Thallium; Time resolved saturated fluorescence

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ATOMIC PHYSICS; ATOMS; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; FLUORESCENCE; GLOW DISCHARGES; GROUND STATE; LASERS; LIGHT EMISSION; LUMINESCENCE; RATE CONSTANTS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; THALLIUM; WAVE FILTERS;

ATOMIC LINE FILTER; CURVE-OF-GROWTH; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FLUORESCENCE MEASUREMENTS; HOLLOW CATHODE DISCHARGE; HOLLOW-CATHODE LAMPS; INCIDENT LIGHT; LASER-INDUCED; LINE SOURCES; NARROW BANDS; NUMBER DENSITIES; NUMBER DENSITY; PULSE DURATION; SATURATION CURVES; SPONTANEOUS TRANSITION PROBABILITIES; THREE-LEVEL; TIME-DEPENDENT; TIME-RESOLVED; TIME-RESOLVED SATURATED FLUORESCENCE; TWO-LEVEL MODELS;

QUANTUM EFFICIENCY;

ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTRON DENSITY; LASER INDUCED FLUORESCENCE; MODELING; QUANTUM MECHANICS; THALLIUM;

EID: 49549088561     PISSN: 00224073     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jqsrt.2008.05.007     Document Type: Article

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