Radiative lifetimes in Hf I

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Journal Title, Volume, Page: 
PHYSICAL REVIEW A ,VOLUME 26, NUMBER 5, NOVEMBER 1982
Year of Publication: 
1982
Authors: 
D. W. Duquette
Department of Physics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706
S. Salih
Department of Physics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706
Current Affiliation: 
Department of Physics, Faculty of Sciences, An-Najah National University, Palestine
J. E. Lawler
Department of Physics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706
Preferred Abstract (Original): 
Radiative lifetimes of 25 levels in neutral hafnium are reported. Measurements are made on a sputtered atomic beam through the use of time-resolved laser-induced fluorescence. The system is shown to be useful for lifetimes from a few nsec to over 2 μsec.