Abstract
Basic characteristics of a free-jet supersonic expansion beam are presented along with an estimation of a number of expanding CdAr and ZnAr molecules that are excited in the free-jet in the optical–optical double resonance process. The estimation is demonstrated for laser excitation from the ground, via respective A30+(53P1) or C11(41P1) intermediate, to the E31(63S1) or 11(41D2) Rydberg state of CdAr or ZnAr, respectively. A number of subsequently emitted and collected photons is also predicted.
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Acknowledgements
This research was funded by the Priority Research Area SciMat under the program Excellence Initiative—Research University at the Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland. Partial support of the National Science Centre Poland under grant number UMO-2015/17/B/ST4/04016 is also appreciated.
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