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Journal of Physics B Atomic and Molecular Physics

Resonant double ionisation of strontium atoms by tunable laser radiation

Dieter Feldmann, H. Joachim Krautwald, K. H. Welge

Published Aug 14, 1982• 34 citations
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Abstract

The Sr 2+ yield has been measured in the wavelength region around 561 nm. Maxima of the yield can be correlated with energy levels of Sr II, indicating that the double ionisation is a step-wise process via Sr + .
DOI
10.1088/0022-3700/15/15/004

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