Effect of long-range forces on Penning ionization

Journal Article · Wed Feb 01 04:00:00 EST 1984 · Opt. Spectrosc. (Engl. Transl.); (United States)

OSTI ID:6304878

Manakov, N L; Ovsyannikov, V D; Ostrovskii, V N; Yastrebkov, V N

An asymptotic calculation of the probability for Penning ionization of an atom due to long-range dispersive forces in collisions with metastable inert gas atoms is carried out. The asymptotic expression for the probability for the Penning transition is written in the form GAMMA(R) = a/sub n//R/sup n/, and the values of a/sub n/ are calculated for the 2/sup 1/S/sub 0/ state of helium (n = 12) and the /sup 3/P/sub 2/ states of other inert gases (n = 14).

• OSTI ID: 6304878
• Journal Information: Opt. Spectrosc. (Engl. Transl.); (United States), Journal Name: Opt. Spectrosc. (Engl. Transl.); (United States) Vol. 56:2; ISSN OPSUA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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640302* -- Atomic
Molecular & Chemical Physics-- Atomic & Molecular Properties & Theory
74 ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS
ASYMPTOTIC SOLUTIONS
ATOM COLLISIONS
ATOM-ATOM COLLISIONS
COLLISIONS
ELEMENTS
ENERGY LEVELS
EXCITED STATES
FLUIDS
GASES
HELIUM
METASTABLE STATES
NONMETALS
P STATES
PENNING EFFECT
PROBABILITY
RARE GASES
S STATES