T. Stacewicz et P. Kozlowski, TIME-RESOLVED STUDIES OF EMISSION EXCITED IN SODIUM VAPOR BY 330-NM LASER-PULSES, Applied physics. B, Lasers and optics, 65(1), 1997, pp. 69-74
Radiation emission induced in sodium vapour by pulsed laser light tune
d to 3S --> 4P transition was investigated. Using spectral and tempora
l analysis, contributions of different mechanisms such as amplified sp
ontaneous emission, stimulated Raman scattering or four-wave mixing we
re determined.