Branching fractions for $P_{3/2}$ decays in Ba${}^{+}$

Zhiqiang Zhang, K. J. Arnold, S. R. Chanu +3

Branching fractions for decays from the $P_{3/2}$ level in ${}^{138}$Ba${}^{+}$ have been measured with a single laser-cooled ion. Decay probabilities to $S_{1/2}$, $D_{3/2}$ and $D_{5/2…