Comparative Study of Emission Spectra of He(3S)-He(2P) at 706 and 728 nm Due to the Triplet and Singlet Transitions
Résumé
This study of the self-broadening of the 728 nm He line is performed in order to establish similarities and differences to the self-broadening of the triplet 3s-2p line at 706 nm. In a previous work we presented the first calculations of He-He collisional profiles at 706nm due to the triplet 3s-2p transition in a unified line shape semi-classical theory using ab-initio molecular potentials. The excellent agreement between experimental and theoretical determinations of the near wing of the line profiles established the accuracy of the interaction potentials. New ab-initio potentials for the singlet 3s-2p transitions allow us to extend our previous study to the line at 728 nm.