Optical Excitation and Decay Dynamics of Ytterbium Atoms Embedded in a Solid Neon Matrix

C. -Y. Xu, S. -M. Hu, J. Singh +5

Neutral ytterbium atoms embedded in solid neon qualitatively retain the structure of free atoms. Despite the atom-solid interaction, the 6s6p ${}^3$P${}_0$ level is found to remain met…