Measurement of the Spin-forbidden Decay rate (3s3d)${}^1$D${}_2$ $\to$ (3s3p)${}^3$P${}_{2,1}$ in ${}^{24}$Mg

K. T. Therkildsen, B. B. Jensen, C. P. Ryder +2

We have measured the spin-forbidden decay rate from (3s3d)${}^1$D${}_2$ $\to$ (3s3p)${}^3$P${}_{2,1}$ in ${}^{24}$Mg atoms trapped in a magneto-optical trap. The total decay rate, summ…