https://doi.org/10.1140/epjd/s10053-025-01027-5
Regular Article - Atomic Physics
Experimental transition probabilities of singly ionized cerium using laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS)
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Institute for Laser Science, The University of Electro-Communications, 1-5-1 Chofugaoka, 182-8585, Chofu, Tokyo, Japan
2
Astronomical Institute, Tohoku University, 6-3 Aramaki Aza-Aoba, Aoba-ku, 980-8578, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
3
Plasma Quantum Processes Unit, National Institute of Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi-cho, 509-5292, Toki, Gifu, Japan
4
Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Engineering Sciences, Kyushu University, 1-1 Minami-Osawa, 816-8580, Kasuga, Fukuoka, Japan
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Institute of Theoretical Physics and Astronomy, Faculty of Physics, Vilnius University, Saulėtekio Ave. 3, LT-10257, Vilnius, Lithuania
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Department of Physics, Tokyo Metropolitan University, 1-1 Minami-Osawa, 192-0397, Hachioji-shi, Tokyo, Japan
a
s_kodangil@ils.uec.ac.jp
b
n_nakamu@ils.uec.ac.jp
Received:
3
March
2025
Accepted:
10
June
2025
Published online:
25
June
2025
In this study, we present experimentally determined transition probabilities of 86 singly ionized cerium emission lines. We used a widely employed spectroscopic technique, laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS), to measure the transition probabilities considering the great demand for experimentally determined atomic data. In astrophysics, cerium is a significant element of interest, especially when examining kilonova emissions that are observed following the merging of two neutron stars. The experimental data are compared with previously reported data.
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