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Long-range interactions among three alkali-metal atoms

Journal Article · · Bulletin of the American Physical Society
OSTI ID:394151
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  1. Univ. of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE (United States)
The long-range asymptotic form of the interaction potential surface for three neutral alkali-metal atoms in their ground states may be expressed as an expansion in inverse powers of inter-nuclear distances. The first leading powers are proportional to the dispersion coefficients for pairwise atomic interactions. They are followed by a term responsible for a three body dipole interaction. The authors results consist in evaluation of the three body dipole interaction coefficient between three alkali-metal atoms. The generalization to long-range n atom interaction terms will be discussed qualitatively.
DOE Contract Number:
FG02-88ER13955
OSTI ID:
394151
Report Number(s):
CONF-9605105--
Journal Information:
Bulletin of the American Physical Society, Journal Name: Bulletin of the American Physical Society Journal Issue: 3 Vol. 41; ISSN BAPSA6; ISSN 0003-0503
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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