Abstract
We investigate, by two-step resonance ionization of cerium, an optical transition that has two isotopic components under the multi-mode laser line. We demonstrate that the two components can be resolved by statistical analysis of data, when, besides the ionization signal, also the spectra of the laser pulses are recorded. The resolution and the sensitivity of the novel statistical technique is discussed.
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