Single- and Multiphoton Infrared Laser Spectroscopy ofSb−: A Case Study

1997/11/24 by M. Scheer, H. K. Haugen, Donald R. Beck · 27 citations
Physics and Astronomy · Chemistry · #Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies #Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications #Advanced Chemical Physics Studies #Physics #Hyperfine structure #Spectroscopy #Infrared #Atomic physics #Laser #Analytical Chemistry (journal) #Optics #Chemistry #Quantum mechanics

paper · doi:10.1103/physrevlett.79.4104

published in Physical Review Letters 79(21), 4104-4107 (American Physical Society)

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Abstract

A combination of single- and multiphoton tunable infrared laser experiments is utilized to accurately and conclusively determine the bound terms and fine structure of Sb^\ensuremath-(5p⁴). The ³P₂ binding energy is determined to be 8447.86(15) cm^\ensuremath-1 (electron affinity of antimony) and the previously unobserved ³P₁, ³P₀, and ¹D₂ levels are found at 2684.37(15), 2800.8(6), and 7392.55(15) cm^\ensuremath-1 above the ³P₂ ground level, respectively. Relativistic configuration interaction calculations predict these splittings to be 2516, 2831, and 7628 cm^\ensuremath-1. Widths and shapes of resonances observed in two-photon detachment yields are modeled on the basis of calculated hyperfine structure constants.

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