Absolute measurement of ionization cross sections in collisions between Rydberg sodium atoms
Thesis/Dissertation
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OSTI ID:5264351
Absolute ionization cross sections have been determined for collisions between sodium atoms in laser-selected Rydberg states. Measurements were made in a thermal-energy self-colliding beam for n = 26-29 D states. The cross sections were found to be roughly fifty times geometric and show fair agreement with a recent classical trajectory Monte Carlo calculation but differ greatly from an earlier indirect measurement.
- Research Organization:
- Arizona Univ., Tucson (USA)
- OSTI ID:
- 5264351
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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