相移法测量寿命的理论分析

本文从理论上分析了利用调制的单模激光场共振激发来测量原子或分子的寿命.结果表明:感生荧光或共振荧光信号与调制信号间的相移主要来自三个过程:(1)由原子的横向弛豫时间及激光线宽决定的激发过程;(2)由激发能级及其他能级上粒子数衰减过程;(3)与系统达到平衡态粒子数分布所需的弛豫时间有关的碰撞激发过程.讨论了在不同的情况下它们的影响,并在分析中考虑了多普勒加宽的影响.

Theoretical mode of Ufetime measurement by phase shift method

The lifetime of atoms and molecules can be measured by using modulated resonant single-mode laser field. A theoretical mode for this method is presented. It is shown that the laser induced fluorescence, a resonance flourescence is modulated at the same frequency, but phase shift from the exciting laser. The phase shift is mainly due to three processes (1) coherent excitation process characterized by transverse relaxation rate and line width of the laser, (2) population damping process characterized by the decay time of excited levels and other populated levels, (3) collision process characterized by the relaxation time by which the system to be in equilibrium state. The effect of these processes on measurement result is discussed. The Doppler broading is considered also.