Energy-transfer rates for theE \rightarrow Eprocess Na(2P_{3/2})+ Na (2S_{1/2}) \rightleftarrowNa (2P_{1/2}) + Na (2S_{1/2}) + \DeltaE= 17.2 cm-1have been measured following direct excitation of specific2Plevels with a pulsed tunable dye laser of 10-2-Å linewidth and 5-ns duration. The cross sections for the forward and backward reactions at 272°C have been found by Pitre and Krause to be 250 ± 40 and 480 ± 80 Å, respectively.

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Measured cross-sections for Na*+K electronic transfer

M. Allegrini, G. Alzetta, L. Moi, D. Giulietti

Published Jul 1, 1975• 5 citations

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