Table 2 Comparison of the strong resonances from selected SESs with relative ion intensity normalized to the first scheme.

From: High efficiency laser resonance ionization of plutonium

SES (\({\text {cm}}^{-1}\))

\(\lambda _2\) (nm)

Step 3 (\({\text {cm}}^{-1}\))

\(\lambda _3\) (nm)

Total E (\({\text {cm}}^{-1}\))

Rel. int.

35568.73(3)

847.26

13329.10(3)

750.24

48897.83(4)

1

35790.65(4)

831.62

12806.93(2)

780.83

48597.58(5)

1.2

831.62

12875.04(2)

776.70

48665.68(5)

1.1

35977.28(4)

818.91

12613.62(2)

792.79

48590.90(5)

4.5

818.91

12659.64(2)

789.91

48636.92(5)

4.0

36313.62(4)

796.96

12594.47(2)

794.00

48908.07(5)

4.2

796.96

12707.15(2)

786.96

49020.77(5)

4.1

36452.34(3)

788.25

12306.02(2)

812.61

48758.29(6)

4.1

36689.49(3)

773.78

12751.88(2)

784.20

49441.36(4)

2.6

773.78

12520.34(2)

798.70

49209.82(4)

2.5

773.78

12545.75(2)

797.08

49235.23(4)

2.1

  1. The first excitation was the same for all the schemes (Fig. 2).