Radiative Transition Probabilities of the Lower Excited States of the Alkali Metals

1 October 1961

journal article
Published by Optica Publishing Group in Journal of the Optical Society of America

Vol. 51 (10) , 1058-1061
https://doi.org/10.1364/josa.51.001058

Abstract

Lifetimes for radiative transitions between the lower excited states of atoms of the alkali metals have been calculated by using the central field approximation used by Bates and Damgaard. Branching ratios for downward transitions and total lifetimes of states are tabulated.

Keywords

TRANSITION PROBABILITIES
RADIATIVE TRANSITION
ALKALI METALS
BATES
LOWER EXCITED STATES
TRANSITIONS

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