Measuring the 2D3/2 Ni− excited state lifetime in DESIREE

• Experimental studies of the radiative lifetime of the sole excited state in the nickel anion are presented. Beams of Ni− stored in DESIREE at cryogenic temperatures were subject to photodetachment at different photon energies and the resulting neutrals collected. Preliminary analysis of the decay in neutral production yields a radiative lifetime of approximately 15 seconds for the 3d94s2 2D3/2 excited state.

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NATURVETENSKAP  -- Fysik -- Atom- och molekylfysik och optik (hsv//swe)

NATURAL SCIENCES  -- Physical Sciences -- Atom and Molecular Physics and Optics (hsv//eng)

NATURVETENSKAP  -- Fysik (hsv//swe)

NATURAL SCIENCES  -- Physical Sciences (hsv//eng)

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