Published January 13, 1992 | Version v1
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Strong right-left asymmetry observed in charge transfer from circular atomic states near the matching velocity

Creators

  • 1. Laboratoire des Collisions Atomiques et Moleculaires, Batiment 351, Universite Paris-Sud, F-91405 Orsay CEDEX (France)
  • 2. Physics Laboratory, H. C. Oersted Institute, DK-2100 Copenhagen (Denmark)

Description

A strong right-left scattering asymmetry, depending on scattering angle, has been observed for electron capture by protons impinging on circular states of Na(3P), excited by circularly polarized light incident perpendicular to the scattering plane. Scattering angles are extremely small, corresponding to grazing incidence collisions. Proton energy is 1 keV, i.e., a collision velocity about half of the orbital velocity of the sodium 3p electron. The observed asymmetry agrees with recent elaborate theoretical predictions using large atomic basis sets

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physical Review Letters
Journal Volume
68
Journal Issue
2
Journal Page Range
p. 162-165.
ISSN
0031-9007
CODEN
PRLTAO

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
24021154
Subject category
S74: ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Numerical Data
Descriptors DEI
ASYMMETRY; CHARGE EXCHANGE; ELECTRON CAPTURE; EXCITATION; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; INCIDENCE ANGLE; ION-ATOM COLLISIONS; KEV RANGE 01-10; LASER RADIATION; PROTONS; SODIUM
Descriptors DEC
ALKALI METALS; ATOM COLLISIONS; BARYONS; CAPTURE; CATIONS; CHARGED PARTICLES; COLLISIONS; DATA; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; ELEMENTS; ENERGY RANGE; ENERGY-LEVEL TRANSITIONS; FERMIONS; HADRONS; HYDROGEN IONS; HYDROGEN IONS 1 PLUS; INFORMATION; ION COLLISIONS; IONS; KEV RANGE; METALS; NUCLEONS; NUMERICAL DATA; RADIATIONS