Eur. Phys. J. D 13, 159-163 (2001)
https://doi.org/10.1007/s100530170262

Radiative lifetimes of 7d, 8d ¹D₂ excited states of Hg I

¹ Institute of Solid State Physics, 1784 Sofia, 72 Tzarigradsko Chaussee, Bulgaria
² Institute of Experimental Physics, Technical University of Graz, 16 Petergasse, 8010 Graz, Austria

Corresponding authors: ^a kblagoev@issp.bas.bg - ^b windholz@iep.tu-graz.ac.at

Received: 25 February 2000
Revised: 26 July 2000
Published online: 15 February 2001

Abstract

Radiative lifetimes of excited states of Hg I are measured using pulsed two-photon excitation from the ground mercury state, detecting the decay of the laser-induced fluorescence. The results are compared with theoretical values, obtained by means of a Hartree-Fock single configuration method, taking into account electron configuration interaction. The radiative lifetime value dependence on the effective principal quantum number for the series is analyzed and compared with the quantum defect dependence.