Published February 2011 | Version v1
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Formation of cold molecular ions by radiative processes in cold ion-atom collisions

Creators

  • 1. Department of Materials Science, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Jadavpur, Kolkata 700032 (India)
  • 2. Raman Center for Atomic, Molecular and Optical Sciences, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Jadavpur, Kolkata 700032 (India)

Description

We discuss theoretically ion-atom collisions at low energy and predict the possibility of the formation of a cold molecular ion by photoassociation. We present results from radiative homo- and heteronuclear atom-ion cold collisions that reveal threshold behavior of atom-ion systems.

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Identifiers

DOI
10.1103/PhysRevA.83.022703;
arXiv
arXiv:1009.5160v3;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physical Review. A
Journal Volume
83
Journal Issue
2
Journal Page Range
p. 022703-022703.8
ISSN
1050-2947
CODEN
PLRAAN

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
43016167
Subject category
S74: ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
ION-ATOM COLLISIONS; MOLECULAR IONS; RADIATIVE DECAY
Descriptors DEC
ATOM COLLISIONS; CHARGED PARTICLES; COLLISIONS; DECAY; ION COLLISIONS; IONS; PARTICLE DECAY

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(c) 2011 American Institute of Physics