Xenon ion laser-induced fluorescence using a visible tunable diode laser near 680 nm.
Laser-induced fluorescence (LIF) measurements have been performed for the first time in a low temperature (Te approximately 0.6 eV) Xe plasma using a tunable diode laser in the visible range of wavelengths. The transition in Xe II involved the (3P1)5d[3]7/2 metastable state and the excitation wavelength was found to be 680.570+/-0.001 nm (air). LIF measurements of I 2 in a room temperature iodine gas cell were used to monitor the wavelength of the laser during the measurements.
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Greg
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Department of Physics, University of San Diego, San Diego, California 92110, USA. severn@sandiego.edu
Lee
Dongsoo
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Hershkowitz
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