Radiative lifetimes of two short-lived levels (i.e. 4f^8 (TF6)6p^1/2 (6, 1/2)11/2,13/2) in Tb Ⅲ are measured by time-resolved laser-induced fluorescence (LIE) technique with a two-step excitation process. Fre...Radiative lifetimes of two short-lived levels (i.e. 4f^8 (TF6)6p^1/2 (6, 1/2)11/2,13/2) in Tb Ⅲ are measured by time-resolved laser-induced fluorescence (LIE) technique with a two-step excitation process. Free Tb Ⅲ ions are produced in a laser-induced plasma. Lifetime values are evaluated with a deconvolution procedure of the timeresolved fluorescence signal with the temporal shape of second-step excitation pulse (about 1 ns). The lifetimes of the 4f^8 (^7F6)6p^1/2 (6, 1/2)11/2 and 4f^8(^7F6)6p^1/2 (6, 1/2)13/2 levels are determined to be 1.9 (2) and 2.0 (2)ns, respectively.展开更多
基金Supported by the Swedish Natural Science Research Council and the National Natural Science Foundation of China under No 10274025.
文摘Radiative lifetimes of two short-lived levels (i.e. 4f^8 (TF6)6p^1/2 (6, 1/2)11/2,13/2) in Tb Ⅲ are measured by time-resolved laser-induced fluorescence (LIE) technique with a two-step excitation process. Free Tb Ⅲ ions are produced in a laser-induced plasma. Lifetime values are evaluated with a deconvolution procedure of the timeresolved fluorescence signal with the temporal shape of second-step excitation pulse (about 1 ns). The lifetimes of the 4f^8 (^7F6)6p^1/2 (6, 1/2)11/2 and 4f^8(^7F6)6p^1/2 (6, 1/2)13/2 levels are determined to be 1.9 (2) and 2.0 (2)ns, respectively.