© OPTOGALVANIC SPECTRA OF CALCIUM IN THE ANGSTROM REGION KHAN, MA; GONDAL, MA; RAIS, MH SPRINGER VERLAG, APPLIED PHYSICS B-PHOTOPHYSICS AND LASER CHEMISTRY; pp: ; Vol: 57 King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals Summary Optogalvanic spectra of some 30 transitions of calcium originating from the ground state as well as from several excited states (4s4p P-1, P-3, 4s3d 1,3D, 4s5p 3P, 3d4p 3D, 3F) have been investigated using laser-irradiation of a low-current glow discharge in a thermionic diode. The influence of various experimental parameters such as bias field, oven temperature and buffer gas pressure on the spectra are reported. Seven previously unreported transitions are recorded including four ''forbidden'' transitions which violate the J selection rules. An interesting anomaly observed in the non- statistical population of the 4s3d 3D3,2,1 multiplet is discussed where the populations of 3D3 : 3D2 : 3D1 are in the ratio of 94 : 5 : 1. A possible explanation is based on avoided crossing between potential energy curves of the Ca-Ar molecule. References: BASHKIN S, 1978, ATOMIC ENERGY LEVELS, V2 BERNABEU E, 1984, J OPT SOC AM B, V1, P586 BRECKENRIDGE WH, 1988, J CHEM PHYS, V88, P2320 BRECKENRIDGE WH, 1988, J CHEM PHYS, V88, P2329 BUSSERT W, 1987, J CHEM PHYS, V87, P3833 CAMUS P, 1974, J PHYS B ATOM MOL PH, V7, P1154 CAMUS P, 1982, PHYS REV A, V26, P379 CHAN YC, 1991, CHEM PHYS LETT, V178, P523 COOKE WE, 1978, PHYS REV LETT, V40, P178 COUTTS J, 1987, J APPL PHYS, V62, P3514 COUTTS J, 1988, J APPL PHYS, V64, P8977 DEMARIA G, 1974, J CHEM THERMODYN, V6, P1 EICHMANN U, 1992, PHYS REV LETT, V68, P21 Copyright: King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals;

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