Research Article

Laser Spectroscopic Investigations of Praseodymium I Transitions: New Energy Levels

Table 2

New odd levels discovered as lower levels of the excited transitions.

New odd lower levelInvestigated/observed spectral lineCombining even upper levelObserved fluorescence decay of the even upper levelFinal level of the decay
Energy/cm−1A/MHzλC.SNR Energy/cm−1A/MHzRef. To Col. 9λC.SNR Energy/cm−1

3/211992.788225 (2)5592.594nl305/229868.604805 (1)This work
5612.128nl, f15/229806.394779 (3)This work+
5635.687e405/229731.957774 (3)This work4818.968cl103/28986.421
5703.786e303/229520.13924 (5)This work4868.681cl153/28986.421
5746.61nl, e15/229389.516749 (2)This work5089.150cl305/29745.334
5798.372e383/229234.2271038 (4)[13]5525.571nl205/211141.576
5832.58nl, e15/229133.111684 (3)[19]4962.215cl233/28986.421
5882.885323/228986.540637 (4)[13]
5916.167e305/228890.950765 (4)[13]5022.587cl373/28986.421
6188.963nl203/228146.114874 (4)This work
6251.794nl, f13/227983.773723 (5)[13]
6416.478nl, f55/227573.343747 (3)[13]
6458.657e105/227471.606755 (4)[13]5408.240nl223/28986.421
6551.942nl65/227251.230335 (6)[13]

13/215347.431674 (2)5359.55nl, f515/234000.50462 (2)This work
5415.2981015/233808.503480 (6)This work
5632.008e1015/233098.154480 (1)This work5454.430nl615/214769.529
5658.46nl, f113/233015.188570 (2)This work
5786.87nl, e113/232623.126591 (2)This work5434.186nl111/214226.220
5824.04nl, e113/232512.894595 (15)This work4872.926cl2011/29483.518
5847.09nl, e113/232445.227666 (1)This work6155.861cl1413/216205.041
5868.310nl, e1215/232383.385573 (2)This work3570.114nl915/24381.072
5871.61nl, e111/232373.816660 (1)This work4906.194cl1211/211997.137
5884.389e1815/232336.849475 (2)This work5747.837nl3017/214943.825
5896.28e613/232302.560571 (3)This work3393.941nl1213/22846.741
6044.092e915/231887.920563 (4)This work3442.400nl1513/22846.741
6253.81nl, e613/231333.250576 (4)This work5554.82nl1813/213335.868
6265.263nl713/231304.033622 (1)This work
6297.43nl, e111/231222.519596 (6)This work5025.4nl49/211329.696
6353.15nl, f111/231083.290620 (2)This work
6455.085nl713/230834.807666 (1)This work
6502.304e613/230722.335679 (4)This work3586.348nl413/22846.741
6554.134913/230600.763656 (2)This work
6693.514515/230283.139475 (5)[19]
6711.57nl115/230242.928462 (5)This work
6966.875nl611/229697.090784 (3)[19]
9000.200nl1013/226455.240637 (5)[5]
9080.342nl511/226357.200745 (5)[5]

15/215399.063889 (2)5430.487nl315/233808.503480 (6)This work
5643.2603217/233114.399422 (2)This work
5648.44nl, e115/233098.154480 (2)This work5917.931cl1013/216205.041
5704.20nl, e117/232925.138562 (2)This work5559.785nl517/214943.825
5886.15nl, f115/232383.385573 (2)This work
5902.322nl, e615/232336.849475 (2)This work5690.809nl1515/214769.529
6063.02nl, e115/231887.920563 (4)This work3442.400nl1513/22846.741
6195.60nl, e113/231535.092509 (3)This work3314.865nl511/21376.602
6298.97nl, f115/231270.290579 (2)This work
6424.668nl815/230959.764573 (5)This work

15/216180.200883 (2)5651.35nl513/233870.186594 (3)This work
5851.804nl617/233264.211545 (2)This work
6399.5621917/231801.951503 (3)This work
6429.23nl413/231729.874432 (2)This work
6567.346nl, e115/231402.846631 (2)This work5918.088cl1015/213565.490
6625.036nl, e515/231270.290579 (2)This work5557.136nl817/213280.404
8009.742nl315/228661.560550 (2)This work

13/216205.041732 (3)5554.3082015/234204.080442 (2)This work
5617.85nl, el15/234000.515462 (2)This work5359.557nl113/215347.431
5663.129nl815/233858.230467 (5)This work
5679.13nl, e115/233808.503480 (6)This work5506.819cl5013/215654.235
5917.931e1015/233098.154480 (2)This work5506.798cl1717/214943.825
5947.143nl, f1013/233015.188570 (2)This work
6050.93nl, e113/232726.817565 (3)This work5554.632nl411/214728.843
6071.057nl, e1011/232672.078529 (3)This work4835.418cl1711/211997.137
6155.8611413/232445.227666 (1)This work
6179.393f715/232383.385573 (2)This work
6374.618nl, f1015/231887.920563 (4)This work

C: Comment; nl: new line, not listed in commonly used wavelength tables; cl: classification of a “known” line (i.e., listed as praseodymium line but not yet classified); e: excited line; f: observed as fluorescence line.