Published January 26, 2009 | Version v1
Journal article

Interferences in photodetachment of a triatomic negative ion

  • 1. Department of Physics, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Lahore 54000 (Pakistan)
  • 2. Department of Physics, Hazara University, Mansera 21300 (Pakistan)
  • 3. Institute of Advanced Photonic Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Technology, Johor 81310 (Malaysia)
  • 4. Department of Applied Sciences, National Textile University, Faisalabad 37610 (Pakistan)

Description

The photodetachment of a triatomic negative ion is studied and the detached-electron wave function is obtained as a superposition of coherent waves originating from each atom of the system. The photodetached electron flux is evaluated on a screen placed at a large distance from the system, which displays strong interferences. A simple analytical formula is also obtained for the total photodetachment cross section. The formula approaches one time the cross sections for the one-center and two-center systems in the high photon energy limits. Also it approaches three times the cross section for one-center system in the low photon energy limits

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Applied Physics Letters
Journal Volume
94
Journal Issue
4
Journal Page Range
p. 041125-041125.3
ISSN
0003-6951
CODEN
APPLAB

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
40051303
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; S74: ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
ANIONS; CROSS SECTIONS; ELECTRON DETACHMENT; ELECTRONS; HYDROGEN IONS; INTERFERENCE; PHOTONS; WAVE FUNCTIONS
Descriptors DEC
BOSONS; CHARGED PARTICLES; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FERMIONS; FUNCTIONS; IONS; LEPTONS; MASSLESS PARTICLES

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