Polarization effects in the differential cross section of the Ba( sup 1 P sub 1 - sup 3 P sub 2 ) inelastic transition induced by argon

Journal Article · Fri May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1992 · Physical Review A. General Physics; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.45.6371· OSTI ID:7043657

Visticot, J; de Pujo, P; Sublemontier, O; Bell, A J; Berlande, J; Cuvellier, J; Gustavsson, T; Lallement, A; Mestdagh, J M; Meynadier, P; Suits, A G ^[1]

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1. Service des Photons, Atomes et Molecules, Centre d'Etudes de Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette CEDEX (France)

The Ba(6{ital s}6{ital p} {sup 1}{ital P}{sub 1}{r arrow}{sup 3}{ital P}{sub 2}) inelastic transition induced by argon has been investigated in a crossed beam as a function of the collision energy between 0.14 and 0.40 eV. The differential cross sections have been obtained by the Doppler technique probing the Ba(6{ital s}6{ital p} {sup 3}{ital P}{sub 2}) with a single-mode cw laser. Oscillations are observed in the differential cross sections that are assigned to Stueckelberg interferences resulting from a crossing between the {sup 1}{Pi}{sub 1} and {sup 3}{Sigma}{sub 1} Ba-Ar potential-energy curves. A very large polarization effect is observed by comparing the differential cross sections corresponding to a {ital p}{sigma} or a {ital p}{pi} preparation of the Ba({sup 1}{ital P}{sub 1}) orbital with respect to the relative Ba-Ar velocity.

• OSTI ID: 7043657
• Journal Information: Physical Review A. General Physics; (United States), Vol. 45:9; ISSN 1050-2947
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ARGON
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CROSS SECTIONS
INELASTIC SCATTERING
LASER RADIATION
MILLI EV RANGE
P STATES
POLARIZATION
ALKALINE EARTH METALS
ATOM COLLISIONS
COLLISIONS
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
ELEMENTS
ENERGY LEVELS
ENERGY RANGE
EV RANGE
FLUIDS
GASES
METALS
NONMETALS
RADIATIONS
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SCATTERING
664300* - Atomic & Molecular Physics- Collision Phenomena- (1992-)