By applying the laser absorption and fluorescence method,the cross sections for the fine structure mixing and quenching of the Cs(6P) state,induced by collision with He atoms,have been measured.Cesium atoms were optically excited to the 6P3/2 state.The excited atom density and spatial distribution were mapped by monitoring the absorption of a counterpropagating single mode laser beam,which was tuned to the 6PJ→8S1/2 transitions.The effective radiative rates were calculated for the 6PJ→6S transitions.The fluorescence intensity I895 of the sensitized 6P1/2→6S1/2 emission was measured as a function of He density in the range 0.5×1018～4×1018cm-3 at constant temperature T=337 K.It was found that the quantity N/I895 exhibited a parabolic dependence on N,confirming that the quenching of the 6PJ states was due to collision with He atoms,not ground state Cs atoms.The coefficients of the second-order polynomial fitted through the measured data yielded the cross sections σ3/2→1/2=(1.46±0.51)×10-19 cm2 and σD=(2.28±0.80)×10-18 cm2 for the 6PJ fine structure mixing and quenching,respectively,due to collision with He atoms.
By applying the laser absorption and fluorescence method,the cross sections for the fine structure mixing and quenching of the Cs(6P) state,induced by collision with He atoms,have been measured.Cesium atoms were optically excited to the 6P3/2 state.The excited atom density and spatial distribution were mapped by monitoring the absorption of a counterpropagating single mode laser beam,which was tuned to the 6PJ→8S1/2 transitions.The effective radiative rates were calculated for the 6PJ→6S transitions.The fluorescence intensity I895 of the sensitized 6P1/2→6S1/2 emission was measured as a function of He density in the range 0.5×1018～4×1018cm-3 at constant temperature T=337 K.It was found that the quantity N/I895 exhibited a parabolic dependence on N,confirming that the quenching of the 6PJ states was due to collision with He atoms,not ground state Cs atoms.The coefficients of the second-order polynomial fitted through the measured data yielded the cross sections σ3/2→1/2=(1.46±0.51)×10-19 cm2 and σD=(2.28±0.80)×10-18 cm2 for the 6PJ fine structure mixing and quenching,respectively,due to collision with He atoms.
Applying the CW laser absorption and fluorescence method, the cross sections for the fine structure mixing and quenching of the Cs(6P) state, induced by collision with N2 molecules, were measured. Cesium atoms were optically excited to the 6P3/2 state. The excited atom density and spatial distribution were mapped by monitoring the absorption of a counterpropagating single mode laser beam, tuned to the 6P1 --> 8S(1/2) transitions, which could be translated parallel to the pump beam. The transmission factors, which describe the average probability that photons emitted within the fluorescence detection region can pass through the optically thick vapor without being absorbed, were calculated for 6P --> 6S(1/2) transitions. The N2 caused line broadening and therefore increased the effective pumping rate and radiative rates. The effective radiative rates were calculated for the 6P(J) --> 6S transitions. The fluorescence intensity I895 of the sensitized 6P(1/2) --> 6S(1/2) emission was measured as a function of N2 density in the range 2 x 10(16) < N < 1.4 x 10(17) cm(-3) at a constant temperature T = 337 K, which produced cesium density N0 = 1.25 x 10(12) cm(-3). The transparency of the cell was obtained by the absorption of light beam passing the cell. The transparency is not a simple function of N2 density. It was found that the quantity N/I895 (I895 being corrected for the cell transparency) exhibited a parabolic dependence on N, confirming that the quenching of the 6P(J) states is due to collision with N2 molecules instead of Cs ground state atoms. The coefficients of the second-order polynomial fitted through the measured data yielded the cross sections sigma3/2 --> 1/2 = (0.42 +/- 0.17) x 10(-16) cm2 and sigmaD = (1.31 +/- 0.52) x 10(-16) cm2 for the 6P(J) fine-structure mixing and quenching, respectively, due to collision with N2 molecules. The quenching rate coefficient is about 3 times larger than the rate coefficient for the fine-structure mixing. Our values for these cross sections are in agreement, within combined error bars, with the values we have recently obtained under different experimental conditions.
Applying the CW laser absorption and fluorescence method,the cross sections for the fine structure mixing and quenching of the Rb(5P)state,induced by collision with N2 molecules,have been measured.Cesium atoms were optically excited to the 5P3/2 state.The excited atom density and spatial distribution were mapped by monitoring the absorption of a counterpropagating single mode laser beam,turned to the 5PJ→7S1/2 transitions.The effective radiative rates were calculated for the 5PJ→5S transitions.The fluorescence intensity I794 of the sensitized 5P1/2→5S1/2 emission was measured as a function of N2 density in the range 0.5×1016N4×1016cm-3 at constant temperature T=340 K.It was found that the quantity N/I794 exhibited a parabolic dependence on N,confirming that the quenching of the 5PJ states is due to collision with N2 molecules,not Rb ground state atoms.The coefficients of the second-order polynomial fitted through the measured data yielded the cross sections σ3/2→1/2=(10.43±3.54)×10-16cm2 and σD=(9.8±3.4)×10-16cm2 for the 5PJ fine-structure mixing and quenching,respectively,due to collision with N2 atoms.Our values for these cross sections are in agreement,within combined error bars,with values we have recently obtained under different experimental conditions.
Aim An experimental study into cesium energy pooling collision,Cs(6P3/2)+Cs(6P3/2)→Cs(nLJ=8S1/2,4F5/2,4F7/2)+Cs(6S1/2),has been carried out in a cell.Methods A single mode semiconductor laser is used to excite the 6P3/2 state,the other single mode laser antiparallel to pumping laser is used as absorption line to detect excited atomic intensity and its spatial distribution,with absorption line transiting from 6P3/2 to 8S1/2 and parallel to the movement of pumping laser.The cross section of energy pooling collisions is obtained by the ratio of the excited atomic density to fluorescence intensity of the spectral line.Results The cross sections of 8S1/2,4F5/2 and 4F7/2 are(5.43±1.56)×10-16 cm2,(4.89±1.16)×10-16 cm2 and(6.17±1.60)×10-16 cm2,respectively.Conclusion Compared with other test results,the calculation results are exact.
Applying the cw laser absorption and fluorescence method,the cross sections for the fine structure mixing and quenching of the Rb(5PJ) state,induced by collisions with He atoms have been measured,Rubidium atoms were optically excited to 5 P3/2states.The excited atom density and spatial distribution were mapped by monitoring the absorption of a counterpropagating single mode laser beam,tuned to the 5PJ→ 7S1/2 transitions.Transmission factors were calculated for the 5PJ→ 5S transitions.The fluorescence intensity I795 of the sensitized 5P1/2→ 5S1/2emission was measured as a function of He density in the range 0.5×1017 N 4× 1017cm-3at constant temperature T = 340 K.It was found that the quantity N/ I795 exhibited a parabolic dependence on N,confirming that the quenching of the 5PJ states is due to collision with He atoms,not due to Rb ground state atoms.The coefficients of the second-order polynomial fitted through the measured date yielded the cross sectionsσ3/2→1/2=(1.84± 0.61)× 10-17cm2 andσD=(1.07± 0.30)× 10-17cm2 for the 5PJfine-structure mixing and quenching,respectively,due to collision with He atoms.
Applying the cw laser absorption and fluorescence method the cross sections for the fine-structure mixing and quenching of the caesium 5D J states have been measured in pure caesium vapour. Caesium atoms were optically excited to the 5D 5/2 state via the quadrupole-allowed 6S 1/2 →5D 5/2 transition. The ground-state caesium density N 0 , obtained from the absorption at the pumped quadrupole transition, and the fluorescence intensity I 689 of the sensitized 5D 3/2 →6S 1/2 emission were measured simultaneously in the range 3×10 14 cm -3 ⩽ N 0 ⩽1×10 16 cm -3 at constant temperature T = 585 K. It was found that the quantity N 0 2 / I 689 exhibited a parabolic dependence on N 0 , confirming that the quenching of the Cs 5D J states is due to collisions with Cs ground-state atoms, not molecules. The coefficients of the second-order polynomial fitted through the measured data yielded the cross sections σ 5/2→3/2 = (57±19)×10 -16 cm 2 and σ D = (35±10)×10 -16 cm 2 for the Cs 5D J fine-structure mixing and quenching, respectively, due to collisions with caesium ground-state atoms. Using recently calculated Cs*+Cs potentials we performed an analysis which shows good agreement between the measured values and the theoretical predictions.
Using stepwise excitation of the cesium 8S atoms level in Cs vapor,several collisional and radiative processes have been identified from the intensities and spectra of the Cs fluorescence.The 5D state was populated by 8S→7P→5D transitions.In cesium densities 1016-1017?cm-3,the energy pooling collisions 5D+5D→nL+6S(nL=9D,11S,7F are studied.Since the 5D→6P(3.0-3.6 μm) fluorescence could not be detected with this experiment,the EP rate coefficients have been measured relative to the known rate coefficient of the collision,i.e.,6P+5D→6S+7D.The excited-atom density and spatial distribution were mapped by monitoring the absorption of a counterpropagating single-mode laser beam,tuned to 6P3/2→8S1/2 transition,which could be translated parallel to the pump beam.The excited atom densities are combined with measured fluorescene ratios to determine cross sections for the cesium energy pooling process.The average values(in units of 10-10?cm3s-1) for nL=9D,11S and 7F are 8.4±4.2,7.3±3.6,and 9.7±4.8,respectively.Influence on k11S and k7F of the energy transfer process 11S+6S7F+6S is also dicussed.