Intensities and asymmetries of electronic Raman scattering in Thulium and Erbium phosphate

TitleIntensities and asymmetries of electronic Raman scattering in Thulium and Erbium phosphate
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication1985
AuthorsBecker, P. C., Norman E. Edelstein, G. M. Williams, Jerome J. Bucher, Richard E. Russo, J. Arnold Koningstein, Lynn A. Boatner, and Marvin M. Abraham
Secondary TitlePhysics Review B
Volume31
Issue12
Section8102
Pagination8102-8110
Date Published06/1985
Publication Languageeng
Keywordsintensities, intensity, raman, raman scattering, raman-scattering, scattering
Abstract

An investigation of the low-temperature electronic Raman scattering spectra of ErPO4 and TmPO4 has been carried out. The experimental intensities have been compared with the standard second-order theory of two-photon processes for both intermultiplet and intramultiplet transitions between individual crystal-field levels. Adequate agreement is found in the case of ErPO4, but serious discrepancies exist for TmPO4. It is shown that electronic Raman scattering is a sensitive technique for testing the Judd-Ofelt–type theories of two-photon processes in rare-earth crystals. Strong asymmetry, a characteristic feature of electronic Raman scattering, has been observed in several of the transitions.

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URLhttp://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevB.31.8102
DOI10.1103/PhysRevB.31.8102
Citation Key14198