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The photoionization cross-sections from the 2p2P1/2, 3/2, 3d2D3/2, 5/2 and 3s2S1/2 excited states of lithium have been measured at different ionizing laser wavelengths, above the first ionization threshold. The experiments are performed by using a thermionic diode working in the space charge limited mode and the cross-sections are measured by employing the saturation technique. By changing the ionization photon energy, a smooth frequency dependence of the cross-sections has been observed for the 2p and 3d states. The cross-section from the 3s excited state has been measured at a single photon energy. The measured values of the photoionization cross are compared with the available data.
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Amin, N., Mahmood, S., Saleem, M. et al. Photoionization cross-section measurements from the 2p, 3d and 3s excited states of lithium. Eur. Phys. J. D 40, 331–337 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1140/epjd/e2006-00179-x
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