Study on cross-sections between the fine-structure levels of atomic rubidium

The diode-pumped alkali laser (DPAL) is a new type of high-powered laser sources which has been paid much attention in recent years. The fluorescent spectra can be used to investigate how the collisions between atomic rubidium and various buffer gases are affected when a sealed rubidium vapor cell is pumped by a LD. In this study, the cross sections between the fine-structure levels of atomic rubidium in a vapor cell were first theoretically deduced by using a gas kinetic procedure. And then, the sensitized fluorescence was experimentally obtained by means of a series of spectral measurements. Finally, the influence of the temperature on the cross section between the fine -structure levels of atomic rubidium was studied with the systematical analyses. The results are thought to be helpful for deeply understanding the theoretical characteristics of a DPAL at the atomic physics level.

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