Fluorescence lifetime is a unique property of atoms and molecules which can be used in many applications such as medical imaging, and also teaches us more about light-matter interactions in different media. When energy in the form of a photon hits a particle, the energy is absorbed and an electron on the particle enters an […]
C59: Molecular Spectroscopy of Diatomic Sodium Investigating High Energy State Lifetimes
Diatomic sodium displays a double well potential structure in the 6^1_g^+ state. Previously we had investigated the v”=8 state and found the lifetime to be 14.61 ns. We now investigate the v”=40 level which rests at the bottom of the second well. A sharp increase in lifetime is predicted between states which rest in the […]