Neil Bressay MANSON
Position: Senior Fellow
Research School of Physical Sciences
Laser Physics Centre
Australian National University
Canberra, ACT, 0200
Date of Birth: 17th August, 1940
Academic Qualifications:
1963: BSc Hons 2, University of Aberdeen
1965: MSc University of Aberdeen
1968: PhD University of Aberdeen
Vibronic Spectra of Iron Group Ions in Magnesium Oxide
Main Research Interests: High resolution laser spectroscopy of solids
Appointments:
1963-1968: Tutorial Assistant, University of Aberdeen
1968-1970: Assistant Professor, University of California, Los Angeles
1970-1972: Research Associate, Queen Mary College, University of London
1973-1994: Research Fellow, ANU
1978-1980: Senior Research Fellow, ANU
1981-1989: Fellow, ANU
1990-1995: Senior Fellow, ANU
Visiting Positions:
1981: March-Aug, Professor, Univ of Wisconsin at Madison, USA
1981: Sept, Visitor, IBM Research Lab., San Jose, Cal, USA
1984: Aug-Dec, Senior Visitor, Clarendon Lab, Oxford Univ. UK
1992: Aug-Dec, Professor, University of Georgia, Athens, GA,USA
Awards
1990: Australian Academy of Sciences /Chinese Academy of Science
Scientific Exchange Award
1994: August-September, Australian Academy of Science /Japanese Society for Promotion of Science, Scientific Exchange Award
Affiliations:
Member of the Australian Institute of Physics.
Member Australian Optical Society
Member Optical Society of America
Responsibilities and Committees:
Convenor - Grad Programme in Physical Sciences
Acting Head of Laser Physics Centre Head - Solid State Laser Spectroscopy Pursuit
ANU Laser and Non-ionising Radiation Safety Officer
Chairman of Organising Committee of the International Conference for the study of Dynamic Processes in Excited States of Solids - DPC'95
Member of the Committee organising the Australia
Institute of Physics Condensed Matter Physics
PUBLICATIONS 1993-1994
1. Hyperfine structure of 5I8 => 5F5 optical transitions within the trigonal centre of CaF2: Ho3+ T.Boonyarith,J.P.D.Martin, and N.B.Manson, Phys Rev.B 47 14696-14705 (1993)
2. Zero Field Holeburning and Transient Effects in LaCl3:Ho3+ J.P.D.Martin, N.E.Rigby and N.B.Manson J.of Luminescence 55 31-41 (1993).
3. Hyperfine Coupling Between Crystal Field Levels in the Tetragonal Centre of CaF2:Ho3+ J. P.D. Martin, T. Boonyarith and N. B. Manson, J. Phys.:Condens Matter 5 1333-1348 (1993).
4. High Resolution Spectroscopy and Optically Detected Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Studies of Ho3+ ions in SrF2 Crystals Containing Ba2+ and Ca2+ Impurities M. Mujaji, G. D. Jones, T. Boonyarith, J. P. D. Martin and N. B. Manson, J Phys: Condens Matter 5 3937-3944 (1993).
5. Raman Heterodyne Detected Nonlinear Susceptibility with Arbitrary Radio- Frequency Field Strengths X-F. He, P.T H.Fisk and N.B.Manson, J of Opt.Soc B 10 913-917 (1993).
6. Paramagnetic Resonance of Photoexcited N-V Defects in Diamond: I Level Anticrossing in 3A Ground State X.-F.He, P.T H.Fisk and N.B.Manson, Phys Rev B 47 8809-8815 (1993).
7. Paramagnetic Resonance of Photoexcited N-V Defects in Diamond: II Hyperfine I interaction with 14N nucleus X. -F. He, P. T. H. Fisk and N. B. Manson, Phys Rev B 47 8816-8822 (1993).
8. Zeeman Dependence of Optical/RF Double Resonance in the C4v Centre CaF2:Ho3+ J.P.D.Martin, T.Boonyarith and N.B.Manson, J of Lumin. 58 332-334 (1994).
9. Transient Hole-Burning in N-V Centre in Diamond N. B. Manson and C. Wei, J. of Luminescence 58 158-160 (1994).
10. Long-time Spectral Diffusion in LaF3:Pr3+ M.J.Sellars, P.T.H.Fisk and N.B.Manson, J.of Luminescence 58 188-190 (1994)
11. Optical Hole Burning in Transitions at Radiation Damage Centres in Diamond C. Wei and N. B. Manson, EMIS Data Reviews Series No 9 (ed Gordon Davies) Chapter 5.6 177-179 (1994)
12. Optical Properties of Vacancies in Diamond G. Davies and N. B. Manson, EMIS Data Reviews Series No 9 (ed Gordon Davies) Chapter 5.3 159-165 (1994)
13. Optical Properties of Vacancy-nitrogen Aggregates in Diamond G. Davies and N. B. Manson, EMIS Data Reviews Series No 9 (ed Gordon Davies) Chapter 5.5 173-176 (1994).
14. Zeeman Measurements of Transient Holes at MHz Frequencies N. B. Manson, T. Boonyarith, J. D. P. Martin and M. Sellars, J of Luminescence 60 135-137 (1994).
15. Experimental Investigation of the Absorption and Dispersion Profiles of a Strongly Driven Two-Level System with a Weak Probe, C. Wei and N. B. Manson, Phys. Rev. A49 4751-4764 (1994).
16. Time Resolved Ultra-Narrow Optical Holeburning of a Crystalline Solid: Y2O3:Eu3+ M. J. Sellars, R. S. Meltzer, P. T. H. Fisk and N. B. Manson, J. Opt. Soc. Am. B11 1468-1473 (1994).
17 Strain Broadening of Optical Transitions with Hyperfine Structure J. P. D. Martin, T. Boonyarith, N. B. Manson, K. L. Khong and G. D. Jones, Phys Rev B 49 15495-15497 (1994).
18. Hyperfine Resonances in the Tetragonal Centre of Ho3+ in CaF2 T. Boonyarith, J.P.D.Martin and N.B.Manson, J.of Lumin. 59 361-368 (1994).
19. One and Two Photon Absorption Spectrum of Mn4+ in Trigonal Cs2TiF6 C. Campochiaro, C.D. Flint, Z. Hasan, G. Hollingsworth, N. B. Manson and D. S. McClure, J. of Lumin. 60 & 61 684-687 (1994)
20. Autler-Townes Modulation of Coherent Transients in Photo-Excited Color Centers, C. J. M. Tavares, M. A. Costa Neto, R. Sitters, N. B. Manson and M. Glasbeek, Phys Rev B 50 13795-13798 (1994)