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Decay of 6p³ ²D⁰_3/2 metastable levels of bismuth atoms in the interpulse period in a bismuth vapor laser

V. V. Kazakov, S. V. Markova, G. G. Petrash

Abstract: The method of resonant absorption due to the lasing transition was used to investigate the decay of the 6p³ ²D⁰_3/2 lower active level of the bismuth atom in the afterglow of a pulsed discharge in bismuth vapor containing a buffer gas. It was found that 10^–5 sec after the discharge pulse, the decay of the population of the 6p³ ²D⁰_3/2 level is described by an exponential dependence with the time constant 2x10^–5sec.

UDC: 621.373.826.038.823

PACS: 32.70.Fw, 42.55.Hq

Received: 03.06.1981