Abstract
Recently, electron-loss cross sections were presented by Kim and Meyer [Phys. Rev. Lett. 44, 1047 (1980)] for 40 keV/amu N3+ + H**(n) collisions which scaled as n3.12, where n is the principal quantum number of the excited H0. Such results are in contrast to an n2 scaling predicted by classical and first-Born theoretical methods. Our calculations indicate that a major component of the experimentally observed ion signal was due to Stark ionization by deflector grids of highly excited H0 produced in excitation-transfer collisions. Inclusion of the excitation process in a theoretical interpretation reveals qualitative agreement between theory and experiment and stresses the importance of excitation transfer in ion-Rydberg-atom collisions. © 1981 The American Physical Society.
Recommended Citation
R. E. Olson, "Excitation Transfer In Ion Rydberg-atom Collisions," Physical Review A, vol. 23, no. 6, pp. 3338 - 3340, American Physical Society, Jan 1981.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.23.3338
Department(s)
Physics
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
1050-2947
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Final Version
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text
Language(s)
English
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Publication Date
01 Jan 1981
