RESONANT ENERGY TRANSFER FROM MERCURY TO ZINC IN RELATION TO A GAS LASER.
Abstract
An electronic system was constructed for scanning the spectral output of a Jarrell Ash spectrograph. This was used to observe the spectrum of a Hg-Zn discharge which originated from a heated D.C. glow discharge tube in which the partial pressures of Zn and Hg could be varied independently. Observations of the spectra indicate a resonant energy transfer from the 7(3)S Sub 1 state of Hg to the 4(3)D Sub 1 state of Zn at high voltages across the tube (anode to cathode). At lower voltages the 7(3)S Sub 1 Hg state couples to the 4(1)D Sub 2 state of Zn and indicates that a population inversion might be achieved in the Zn between the 4(1)DSub2 and 4(1)PSub1 state. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 01, 1964
- Accession Number
- AD0603680
Entities
People
- Robert Mason Howard Jr.
Organizations
- Air Force Institute of Technology