Termolecular association and laser-assisted electron-(excited) atom collisions. Annual report, 1 Jul 90-30 Jun 91

Technical Report · Fri Aug 23 00:00:00 EDT 1991

OSTI ID:5924940

Flannery, M R

The objective of the present research is to formulate, develop and implement new theoretical descriptions of the following atomic and molecular processes: Laser-Assisted Collisions: A new theory of laser-assisted electron-(excited) atom collisions, in which the dressed states of the atom A in the laser field are closely coupled and the Volkov states of the projectile electron in the laser field are included; Termolecular Recombination: The transport-collisional set of Master equations for Termolecular Recombination, A + B + M yields AB + M as a function of gas density has been developed by M. R. Flannery. Angular Momentum Changes in Collisions with excited atoms: Work is progressing on the cross sections for angular momentum changes, in heavy-particle and electron-atom (e-B) collisions where the target atom is initially in an excited state.

• Research Organization: Georgia Inst. of Tech., Atlanta, GA (United States). School of Physics
• OSTI ID: 5924940
• Report Number(s): AD-A-241647/7/XAB; CNN: AFOSR-89-0426
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

664300* -- Atomic & Molecular Physics-- Collision Phenomena-- (1992-)
74 ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS
ANGULAR MOMENTUM
ATOM COLLISIONS
ATOMS
COLLISIONS
CROSS SECTIONS
DENSITY
ELECTRON COLLISIONS
ELECTRON-ATOM COLLISIONS
ELECTRONS
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
ENERGY LEVELS
ENERGY-LEVEL TRANSITIONS
EQUATIONS
EXCITATION
EXCITED STATES
FERMIONS
LASERS
LEPTONS
MOLECULES
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
PROJECTILES
RECOMBINATION
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
TARGETS