Reply to comment on 'The 5d → 6p photoabsorption spectra of Pb II and Bi III: evidence of excited states' by A. N. Ryabtsev. (31st March 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Lu, Hu; Varvarezos, Lazaros; Alli, Muhammad Bilal; Nicolosi, Piergiorgio; Costello, John T; Hayden, Patrick
• Is Part Of: Journal of physics. Volume 54:Number 6(2021)
• Publication Date: 2021-03-31
• Subjects: dual laser plasma -- photoabsorption -- excited states; Atoms -- Periodicals; Molecules -- Periodicals; Optics -- Periodicals; Nuclear physics -- Periodicals; 539.6
• DOI: 10.1088/1361-6455/abe394
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0953-4075

Abstract

Abstract: In this reply, we address the comments made by A N Ryabtsev on our paper (H Lu et al 2020 J. Phys. B: At. Mol. Opt. Phys. 53 115001). Specifically, we emphasize that the observed spectra depend critically on the plasma source type and conditions that pertain in the source. Our source of ions and experimental setup/method are quite different to the one referred to in the comment (A N Ryabtsev et al 2000 Opt. Spectrosc. 88 316–20). So there is no doubt that our spectra contain evidence of photoabsorption from low-lying excited states, and their inclusion is necessary, in order to account for the observed spectral distributions.