I am having a little trouble understanding this state: $$ \,^3D\left[3/2\right]_{1/2} $$
What does the $[3/2]$ indicate here?
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1Could you perhaps provide some context? – gj255 Oct 01 '14 at 15:33
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This is not a standard notation across fields. Give context. – DanielSank Oct 01 '14 at 17:44
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It is in the paper on the quantum computation, the state diagram of the Yb ion. – ww9980 Nov 27 '14 at 17:07
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Somewhat related: Deexcitation times for ytterbium – Emilio Pisanty Jan 14 '16 at 22:22
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With due apologies to a long-vanished OP, I re-asked this question in a fuller form, with an answer, at What do term symbols like $^3[3/2]_{1/2}$, with a half-integer "$L$", mean? – Emilio Pisanty Jan 15 '16 at 00:59