Abstract
Optogalvanic spectroscopy as well as laser-induced fluorescence spectroscopy were applied in order to find new energy levels of atomic lanthanum. A hollow-cathode lamp and a tuneable continuous wave titanium-sapphire laser in the wavelength range from 750 nm to 850 nm were used for the measurements. Three energy levels of even parity with small values of total angular momentum quantum number J were discovered: 38 519.18 cm−1 with J=1/2, 40 392.80 cm−1 with J=3/2, and 42 191.24 cm−1 with J=3/2. The existence of these three levels was confirmed by laser excitations of several spectral lines as well as by spectral lines from a Fourier transform spectrum. Magnetic dipole hyperfine structure constants of the three new levels were determined from fits of the experimental spectra of the laser lines.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 107100 |
Journal | Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer |
Volume | 253 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Sept 2020 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2020 Elsevier Ltd
Funding
This work was supported by the Project no. 117F513 of the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK). This work was supported by the Project no. 117F513 of the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK). The authors are thankful to the group in Riga (Ferber R, Jarmola A and Tamanis M, Laser Centre, The University of Latvia, Riga, Latvia) for providing the FT spectrum of lanthanum.
Funders | Funder number |
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TUBITAK | |
Türkiye Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Araştirma Kurumu | |
Latvijas Universitate |
Keywords
- Atomic structure
- Energy levels
- Lanthanum
- Laser spectroscopy