Laser spectroscopic measurement of quenching and doublet mixing rates of the Na(3P_3/2,1/2) doublet in a propane–air flame
- 1 March 1986
- journal article
- Published by Optica Publishing Group in Applied Optics
- Vol. 25 (5) , 740-743
- https://doi.org/10.1364/ao.25.000740
Abstract
We have measured the quenching rate of the Na 3P level and the doublet mixing rates of the Na 3P3/2 and 3P1/2 levels in a propane–air flame at atmospheric pressure. To obtain these rates, subnanosecond time-resolved fluorescence measurements were made using a mode-locked dye laser and the time-correlated single-photon counting method. Our results are 1.4 × 109 s−1 for the quenching rate and 3.0 × 109 s−1 for the 3P3/2 → 3P1/2 mixing rate.Keywords
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