Improved Apparatus for the Measurement of Absolute f-Values

Abstract
The absolute oscillator strengths of the ground state transitions of metallic elements can be determined by measuring the optical absorption from a continuous spectrum in a beam of the evaporated material. The apparatus makes use of synchronous detection for the optical signal and a pivotal microbalance for the determination of beam density. This form of microbalance does not require the usual magnetic damping and thus permits accurate measurements to be made on ferromagnetic materials.

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