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Addendum to 'Electron structure of a dipole-bound anion confined in a spherical box': The case of a finite dipole

Journal Article · · Physical Review. A
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  1. School of Chemistry, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978 (Israel)
We investigate the problem of an electron placed in the potential of a finite dipole and confined by an impenetrable prolate spheroidal box. The critical cage sizes at which successive bound states are ionized as the box becomes smaller are found to be the roots of associated Legendre functions of complex order. We find the asymptotic behavior for a large cage. The lowest few roots are computed numerically. Comparison is made with the case of an electron bound by an ideal dipole plus short-range repulsion, confined in a spherical box.
OSTI ID:
20640552
Journal Information:
Physical Review. A, Journal Name: Physical Review. A Journal Issue: 6 Vol. 68; ISSN 1050-2947; ISSN PLRAAN
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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