Published August 1, 1994
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Journal article
Dynamical stabilization in an atomic Paul trap
Description
Owing to the rotation of the two-centre Coulomb potential during ion-atom collisions, electrons can be stabilized on the saddle of the potential and promoted to excited levels. The results of recent experiments on ion impact excitation of He atoms at intermediate energies are explained by this Paul-trap mechanism. (orig.)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Europhysics Letters
- Journal Volume
- 27
- Journal Issue
- 4
- Journal Page Range
- p. 279-284.
- ISSN
- 0295-5075
- CODEN
- EULEEJ
INIS
- Country of Publication
- France
- Country of Input or Organization
- France
- INIS RN
- 25073408
- Subject category
- S07: ISOTOPES AND RADIATION SOURCES; S43: PARTICLE ACCELERATORS;
- Descriptors DEI
- COULOMB FIELD; ELECTRON COLLISIONS; EXCITATION; EXCITED STATES; HELIUM; INELASTIC SCATTERING; ION-ATOM COLLISIONS; IONS; POTENTIALS; STABILITY; TRAPPING; TRAPS; TWO-BODY PROBLEM
- Descriptors DEC
- ATOM COLLISIONS; CHARGED PARTICLES; COLLISIONS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELEMENTS; ENERGY LEVELS; ENERGY-LEVEL TRANSITIONS; ION COLLISIONS; MANY-BODY PROBLEM; NONMETALS; RARE GASES; SCATTERING