Lifetime of the A (v′ =0) state and Franck-Condon factor of the A-X (0-0) transition of CaF measured by the saturation of laser-induced fluorescence

T. E. Wall; J. F. Kanem; J. J. Hudson; B. E. Sauer; D. Cho; M. G. Boshier; E. A. Hinds; M. R. Tarbutt

doi:10.1103/PhysRevA.78.062509

Lifetime of the A (v′ =0) state and Franck-Condon factor of the A-X (0-0) transition of CaF measured by the saturation of laser-induced fluorescence

T. E. Wall, J. F. Kanem, J. J. Hudson, B. E. Sauer, D. Cho, M. G. Boshier, E. A. Hinds, M. R. Tarbutt

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We describe a method for determining the radiative decay properties of a molecule by studying the saturation of laser-induced fluorescence and the associated power broadening of spectral lines. The fluorescence saturates because the molecules decay to states that are not resonant with the laser. The amplitudes and widths of two hyperfine components of a spectral line are measured over a range of laser intensities and the results compared to a model of the laser-molecule interaction. Using this method we measure the lifetime of the A (v′ =0) state of CaF to be τ=19.2±0.7 ns, and the Franck-Condon factor for the transition to the X (v=0) state to be Z= 0.987 -0.019 +0.013. In addition, our analysis provides a measure of the hyperfine interval in the lowest-lying state of A (v′ =0), Δe =4.8±1.1 MHz.

Original language	English
Article number	062509
Journal	Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
Volume	78
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.78.062509
Publication status	Published - 2008 Dec 22

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Wall, T. E., Kanem, J. F., Hudson, J. J., Sauer, B. E., Cho, D., Boshier, M. G., Hinds, E. A., & Tarbutt, M. R. (2008). Lifetime of the A (v′ =0) state and Franck-Condon factor of the A-X (0-0) transition of CaF measured by the saturation of laser-induced fluorescence. Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics, 78(6), Article 062509. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.78.062509

Wall, TE, Kanem, JF, Hudson, JJ, Sauer, BE, Cho, D, Boshier, MG, Hinds, EA & Tarbutt, MR 2008, 'Lifetime of the A (v′ =0) state and Franck-Condon factor of the A-X (0-0) transition of CaF measured by the saturation of laser-induced fluorescence', Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics, vol. 78, no. 6, 062509. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.78.062509

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