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A lifetime method based on measuring the fluorescence decay following pulsed laser excitation of sputtered metal vapours is described. The method is applicable to neutral and singly ionised atoms of a wide range of elements, including the highly refractory metals. New lifetime results are reported for some levels of Zr I and Zr II.
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Hannaford et al. (1981) studied this question.
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