June 20, 2006
Author(s)
Jabez J. McClelland
A measurement of the natural linewidth of the 401 nm 4f 126s 2 ( 3H 6) {rarr} 4f 12( 3H)6s6p ( 1P o 1) (6,1) 7 o transition in Er I is presented. Using laser-induced fluorescence in an atomic beam, a linewidth of (36.0 {plus or minus} 1.2) MHz is observed