State-changing in Na(ns,np)-Xe collisions

Journal Article · Sun Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1984 · Phys. Rev. A; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.29.381· OSTI ID:5142092

McIntire, J P; McMillian, G B; Smith, K A; Dunning, F B; Stebbings, R F

In thermal-energy collisions between sodium atoms in ns or np states (32< or =n< or =52) and xenon atoms, depopulation of the Rydberg states is observed to occur predominantly through state-changing reactions of the type Na(ns or np)+Xe..-->..Na(n-1, l> = 2)+Xe. For the present range of n, the measured cross sections increase with n and lie between 1500 and 2600 Asup2 for ns states and between 2000 and 4200 Asup2 np states. Implications of the data are discussed.

• Research Organization: Departments of Space Physics and Astronomy and Physics and the Rice Quantum Institute, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77251
• OSTI ID: 5142092
• Journal Information: Phys. Rev. A; (United States), Journal Name: Phys. Rev. A; (United States) Vol. 29:1; ISSN PLRAA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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640304* -- Atomic
Molecular &amp; Chemical Physics-- Collision Phenomena
74 ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS
ALKALI METALS
ATOM COLLISIONS
ATOM-ATOM COLLISIONS
COLLISIONS
CROSS SECTIONS
DECAY
ELECTRIC FIELDS
ELEMENTS
ENERGY LEVELS
ENERGY-LEVEL TRANSITIONS
EXCITATION
EXCITED STATES
FLUIDS
GASES
IONIZATION
LASERS
METALS
NONMETALS
RARE GASES
RYDBERG STATES
SODIUM
TIME DEPENDENCE
XENON