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1.1.7 Actinide Ion Lasers

Table 1.1.12
Actinide Lasers

Mode of operation
Optical pump
Hg — mercury arc lamp cw — continuous wave
TiS — Ti:sapphire laser p — pulsed
Xe — Xe arc lamp

3+ 3
Uranium (U , 5f )
Host Laser Wavelength Temp. Optical
crystal transition ( m) (K) pump Mode Ref.
4
BaF 2 4 I 11/2 fi I 9/2 2.556 20 Xe lamp p 901
4
CaF 2 4 I 11/2 fi I 9/2 2.234 77 Xe lamp p 898
2.439 77 Xe lamp p 899
2.511 77 Xe lamp p 899, 900
2.571 77 Xe lamp p 900
2.6 4.2 Xe lamp p 932
2.613 20, 77, 90 Xe lamp p 933
2.613 77 Hg lamp cw 933

4
LiYF 4 4 I 11/2 fi I 9/2 2.827 300 TiS laser cw 945
4
SrF 2 4 I 11/2 fi I 9/2 2.407 20–90 Xe lamp p 902

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