Tensor polarizabilities and lifetimes of levels of the configurations 4f 66s6p and 4f 55d6s2 in samarium I

Stark splittings of 7 levels of the configurations 4f ⁶6s6p and 4f ⁵5d6s² in Sm I were measured by quantum beat spectroscopy in pure electric fields, allowing the determination of tensor polarizabilities. Additionally, the lifetimes of 11 levels of these configurations were determined from time-resolved registration of the exponential decay. From these values the radial integrals I(6p,6s), I(6p,5d), and I(5d,4f) were derived by a parametric analysis. Theoretical values of tensor polarizabilities and lifetimes which were calculated using these radial integrals show good agreement with experimental data of various authors.