Double Rydberg States Formed in Stabilized Triple Electron Capture

Journal Article · Fri Nov 01 04:00:00 EST 1996 · Physical Review Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.77.4306· OSTI ID:397662

Martin, S; Bernard, J; Chen, L; Denis, A; Desesquelles, J ^[1]

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1. Laboratoire de Spectrometrie Ionique et Moleculaire, Universite Lyon 1, 43 boulevard du 11 Novembre 1918, 69622 Villeurbanne Cedex (France)

Double Rydberg states were populated by triple electron capture in collisions of highly charged ions with atoms. The highest stabilization of states produced by triple capture at {nu}{congruent}0.2 a.u. was found for binding energies of the projectile electrons near the limits of the (2,{ital n},{ital n}{prime}) and (3,{ital n},{ital n}{prime}) series. Population of triply excited double Rydberg states was confirmed by the emission of Rydberg transitions. Results are interpreted by two successive autotransfer into Rydberg states for (3,{ital n},{ital n}{prime}) states and of one-step two-electron autotransfer for (2,{ital n},{ital n}{prime}) states. {copyright} {ital 1996 The American Physical Society.}

• OSTI ID: 397662
• Journal Information: Physical Review Letters, Journal Name: Physical Review Letters Journal Issue: 21 Vol. 77; ISSN 0031-9007; ISSN PRLTAO
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

66 PHYSICS
BINDING ENERGY
ELECTRON CAPTURE
EMISSION
EXCITED STATES
ION-ATOM COLLISIONS
MULTICHARGED IONS
POPULATIONS
PROJECTILES
RYDBERG STATES
STABILIZATION