The lifetime of the bound excited level in Ni${}^{-}$

M. Kamińska, V. T. Davis, O. M. Hole +16

The intrinsic lifetime of the upper level in the bound-bound 3d${}^9$4s${}^2$ ${}^2$D${}_{3/2}$ $\to$ 3d${}^9$4s${}^2$ ${}^2$D${}_{5/2}$ radiative transition in Ni${}^{-}$ was measured to be 1…