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Molecular enhanced four-wave parametric generation in sodium atom

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A number of resonances have been observed in the excitation spectrum of the uv resonance lines of sodium. The mechanism proposed includes absorption by molecular states, energy transfer to excited atomic levels and four-wave parametric generation enhanced by radiative decay of the excited states.

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  1. I. G. Koprinkov

    Present address: Department of Physics, Higher Institute of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, BG-1156, Sofia, Bulgaria

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    S. G. Dinev, I. G. Koprinkov & I. L. Stefanov

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Dinev, S.G., Koprinkov, I.G. & Stefanov, I.L. Molecular enhanced four-wave parametric generation in sodium atom. Appl. Phys. B 39, 65–72 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00695595

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