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Uncertainty of oscillator strengths derived from lifetimes and branching fractions

Sikström, Carl Martin LU ; Nilsson, Hampus LU ; Litzén, Ulf LU ; Blom, Anders LU and Lundberg, Hans LU (2002) In Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer 74(3). p.355-368
Abstract
A widely used method for determination of transition probabilities and oscillator strengths is based on measurements of branching fractions and radiative lifetimes. In the present work the different sources of uncertainty in branching fraction measurements using Fourier transform spectroscopy and lifetime measurements using laser induced fluorescence are discussed. A detailed description is presented of how the uncertainties should be combined to provide a well-defined uncertainty of the derived quantity. Finally, an example shows how the individual uncertainties can be presented in an "uncertainty budget".
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PACS classification codes: 32.70.Cs, Atomic lifetimes, Oscillator strengths, Transition probabilities
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Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer
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74
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3
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355 - 368
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Elsevier
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0022-4073
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10.1016/S0022-4073(01)00258-8
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English
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  author       = {{Sikström, Carl Martin and Nilsson, Hampus and Litzén, Ulf and Blom, Anders and Lundberg, Hans}},
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  keywords     = {{PACS classification codes: 32.70.Cs; Atomic lifetimes; Oscillator strengths; Transition probabilities}},
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  number       = {{3}},
  pages        = {{355--368}},
  publisher    = {{Elsevier}},
  series       = {{Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer}},
  title        = {{Uncertainty of oscillator strengths derived from lifetimes and branching fractions}},
  url          = {{https://lup.lub.lu.se/search/files/5804055/2370776.pdf}},
  doi          = {{10.1016/S0022-4073(01)00258-8}},
  volume       = {{74}},
  year         = {{2002}},
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