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Phys. Rev. A 63, 030701(R) (2001) [4 pages]

Resonant multicolor spectroscopy in the photodetachment continuum: Observation of the metastable 4S state in the negative calcium ion

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V. V. Petrunin*, M. Harbst, and T. Andersen
Institute of Physics and Astronomy, University of Aarhus, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark

Received 25 October 2000; published 6 February 2001

We report the observation of the predicted metastable 4p34S state in the Ca- ion utilizing a spectroscopic technique based on nonlinear resonant multicolor absorption via an autodetaching state. The binding energy of the 4S state is determined to be 586.86(10) meV with respect to the parent Ca(4p23P) state, a value less than 3 meV from the predicted one. The lifetime of the 4S state is determined to be larger than 7 ps.

© 2001 The American Physical Society

URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevA.63.030701
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevA.63.030701
PACS:
32.80.Gc, 32.80.Rm

*Permanent address: Institute of Physics, University of Odense, 5230 Odense M, Denmark.

 
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