Published September 7, 2015 | Version v1
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Observation of the Efimov state of the helium trimer

Creators

  • 1. Institut für Kernphysik, Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main, Max-von-Laue-Str. 1, 60438 Frankfurt/M (Germany)
  • 2. Department of Molecular Physics, Fritz-Haber-Institut, Faradayweg 4-6, 14195 Berlin (Germany)
  • 3. Department of Physics and Astronomy, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164-2814 (United States)

Description

We report experimental observation of the long predicted but experimentally elusive Efimov state of 4He trimer by means of Coulomb explosion imaging. We show spatial images of an Efimov state, confirming the predicted size and a typical structure where two atoms are close to each other while the third is far away. (paper)

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/635/11/112096

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1088/1742-6596/635/11/112096;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Physics. Conference Series (Online)
Journal Volume
635
Journal Issue
11
Journal Page Range
[1 p.]
ISSN
1742-6596

Conference

Title
29. international conference on photonic, electronic, and atomic collisions
Acronym
ICPEAC2015
Dates
22-28 Jul 2015
Place
Toledo (Spain)

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
47101854
Subject category
S74: ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
ATOMS; COULOMB EXCITATION; ENERGY LEVELS; HELIUM; HELIUM 4; IMAGES
Descriptors DEC
ELEMENTS; ENERGY-LEVEL TRANSITIONS; EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI; EXCITATION; FLUIDS; GASES; HELIUM ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; LIGHT NUCLEI; NONMETALS; NUCLEI; RARE GASES; STABLE ISOTOPES