Table 4: Experimental radiative lifetimes of Hf II.
Configurationa Energy J $\lambda_{\rm exc}^b$ $\lambda_{\rm obs}^c$ Exp. lifetime (ns)
  cm-1   (Å) (Å) This work APHd
5d6s(a3D)6p z4Fo 29 405.129 2.5 3794.46 3400 29.7(2.4) 21(3)
  33 776.300 3.5 3254.64 3650 34.8(2.5) 23(3)
5d6s(a3D)6p z4Do 31 784.202 1.5 3146.22 3720 21.8(1.8) 20(3)
  34 355.172 2.5 2910.77 3570 16.2(1.4) 14.5(2.0)
5d6s(a1D)6p z2Do 33 180.970 2.5 3318.99 3010 18.1(1.5) 16(2)
  34 123.965 1.5 3218.22 3280 24.5(2.5)  
5d2 (a3F)6p z4Go 34 942.411 2.5 3195.12 3500 8.4(0.5)  
  38 498.566 3.5 2821.06 3110 5.1(0.3)  
5d2 (a3F)6p y4Fo 42 518.148 1.5 2351.94 2530 2.3(0.2)  
  43 680.787 2.5 2289.34 5650 3.3(0.2)  
5d6s(a1D)6p y2Po 42 770.596 1.5 2338.06 2520 2.6(0.2)  
  43 044.258 0.5 2323.19 2540 1.8(0.2)  
5d2 (a3F)6p y4Do 45 643.263 0.5 2190.90 2970 2.2(0.2)  
  46 674.354 1.5 2142.50 2390 2.1(0.2)  
  47 904.443 2.5 2087.49 3810 2.0(0.2)  
5d2 (a3P)6p z2So 46 495.401 0.5 2150.75 3200 2.7(0.2)  
5d2 (a3F)6p z2Go 49 840.585 4.5 2299.06 3080 3.1(0.2)  
5d2 (a3F)6p x2Fo 52 340.079 3.5 2108.04 2680 1.9(0.2)  
a Notation from Wyart & Blaise (1990).
b Laser wavelength used to populate the upper state.
c Wavelength used to detect the fluorescence signal.
d APH = Andersen et al. (1976).

Source LaTeX | All tables | In the text