ATOMIC TRANSITION PROBABILITIES FOR UPPER ATMOSPHERE PHENOMENA

Abstract

The theory for the calculation of atomic transition probabilities is reviewed. Various useful formulae are given. The experimental and theoretical values by different authors are compared and listed for a number of transitions in hydrogen, lithium, nitrogen, oxygen (I and II), sodium, potassium, rubidium, and cesium. For several transitions for which previous experimental or theoretical results did not exist, values were obtained using the Coulomb approximation method of Bates and Damgaard (Phil. Trans. Roy. Soc. (London) A242, 101 (1949)). Probabilities of electric quadrupole and magnetic dipole transitions in NI, NII, OI and OII were also tabulated. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1961
Accession Number
AD0257346

Entities

People

  • A.m. Naqvi

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Alkali Metals
  • Atmospheres
  • Dipoles
  • Elements
  • Group 1 Elements
  • Hydrogen
  • Magnetic Dipoles
  • Nitrogen
  • Potassium
  • Probability
  • Rubidium
  • Transitions

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Calculus or Mathematical Analysis
  • Electrochemical Engineering/ Fuel Cell Technologies
  • Quantum spin resonance or Electron Paramagnetic Resonance spectroscopy.