Population of high-[ital L] sulfur Rydberg levels by ion--Rydberg-atom charge exchange
Journal Article
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· Physical Review A; (United States)
- Department of Physics, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556 (United States)
A fast beam of sulfur Rydberg atoms is formed by charge exchange from an 11-keV beam of S[sup +] ions in a crossed thermal rubidium beam, laser-excited to the 10[ital F] or 8[ital F] levels. Population of specific [ital n]=9,10 sulfur Rydberg levels is studied by selective excitation with a Doppler-tuned CO[sub 2] laser followed by field ionization. Complete spectral resolution of levels with [ital L][ge]4 allows a direct study of the populations in specific [ital nL] levels and reveals distinctly nonstatistical distributions of population in [ital L]. The results are compared with predictions of a classical Monte Carlo three-body collision theory, revealing some similarities, but also clear differences.
- OSTI ID:
- 5573980
- Journal Information:
- Physical Review A; (United States), Journal Name: Physical Review A; (United States) Vol. 48:6; ISSN 1050-2947; ISSN PLRAAN
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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664300* -- Atomic & Molecular Physics-- Collision Phenomena-- (1992-)
74 ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS
ALKALI METALS
ATOM COLLISIONS
ATOMIC BEAMS
BEAMS
CATIONS
CHARGE EXCHANGE
CHARGED PARTICLES
COLLIDING BEAMS
COLLISIONS
ELEMENTS
ENERGY LEVELS
ENERGY RANGE
EXCITED STATES
ION COLLISIONS
ION-ATOM COLLISIONS
IONS
KEV RANGE
KEV RANGE 10-100
LASER SPECTROSCOPY
METALS
NONMETALS
POPULATION DENSITY
PRODUCTION MECHANISMS
RESOLUTION
RUBIDIUM
RYDBERG STATES
SPECTROSCOPY
SULFUR
SULFUR IONS
74 ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS
ALKALI METALS
ATOM COLLISIONS
ATOMIC BEAMS
BEAMS
CATIONS
CHARGE EXCHANGE
CHARGED PARTICLES
COLLIDING BEAMS
COLLISIONS
ELEMENTS
ENERGY LEVELS
ENERGY RANGE
EXCITED STATES
ION COLLISIONS
ION-ATOM COLLISIONS
IONS
KEV RANGE
KEV RANGE 10-100
LASER SPECTROSCOPY
METALS
NONMETALS
POPULATION DENSITY
PRODUCTION MECHANISMS
RESOLUTION
RUBIDIUM
RYDBERG STATES
SPECTROSCOPY
SULFUR
SULFUR IONS