Published November 1977 | Version v1
Journal article

Observation of coherent excitation processes in e-H collisions

  • 1. Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics, University of Colorado and National Bureau of Standards, Boulder, Colorado 80309

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In a measurement of emission of Balmer-α flux from atomic hydrogen or deuterium excited by electron impact in a crossed-beam experiment, a longitudinal electric field which enhances the Balmer-α flux by Stark-mixing components of like M/sub J/ within the n = 3 shell, does so asymmetrically depending on whether the field is applied parallel or antiparallel to the electron beam. The effect is attributed to coherent excitation of states of opposite parity

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Journal Title
Physical Review A
Journal Volume
16
Journal Issue
5
Series
Phys. Rev., A.
Journal Page Range
1789-1792
ISSN
0556-2791

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