Abstract

Rate equations for the population dynamics of multilevel systems in laser-induced fluorescence spectroscopy are solved by the aid of perturbation theory. This leads to a general expression for the population of the level pumped by the laser radiation. Arbitrary laser pulse shapes as well as collisional processes are admitted. In the first-order approximation three functions depending on time and the properties of the laser pulse remain. These functions have been tabulated for a bell-shaped laser pulse. The results are used in several characteristic situations and are compared with the numerical solutions of the rate equations.

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