Comparison of previously unpublished stepwise excitation alignment and orientation data with recent direct coincidence data for the 6^[1]P_[1] state of mercury

Abstract

Recent alignment and orientation data from a direct electron-photon coincidence experiment is compared with previously unpublished data from a stepwise excitation coincidence experiment. The stepwise excitation data is also used to further investigate novel radiation trapping effects that can arise in stepwise excitation experiments.