Heteronuclear energy pooling collisions: The Na(3P) + K(4P) reaction

Year: 1987

Authors: Gozzini S., Abdullah S.A., Allegrini M., Cremoncini A., Moi L.

Autors Affiliation: Istituto di Fisica Atomica e Molecolare del CNR, Via del Giardino 7, 56100 Pisa, Italy

Abstract: An experiment has been performed in which two different atomic species – sodium and potassium – have been simultaneously excited in a cell by two resonant cw dye lasers and the fluorescence spectrum has been analysed by using an intermodulation technique to isolate the contributions due to the heteronuclear processes. The energy pooling collisions between Na(3P) and K(4P) have been observed for the first time and the relative collision cross sections have been measured.

Journal/Review: OPTICS COMMUNICATIONS (PRINT)

Volume: 63 (2)      Pages from: 97  to: 102

KeyWords: POTASSIUM AND ALLOYS; SODIUM AND ALLOYS, DOUBLE EXCITATION; HETERONUCLEAR ENERGY POOLING COLLISIONS; HETERONUCLEAR PROCESSES; Dye
DOI: 10.1016/0030-4018(87)90267-7