ELECTRON-CAPTURE IN HE2+ COLLISIONS WITH ALIGNED NA-ASTERISK (3P) ATOMS

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作者
AUMAYR, F [1 ]
GIELER, M [1 ]
SCHWEINZER, J [1 ]
WINTER, H [1 ]
HANSEN, JP [1 ]
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[1] FYS INST,N-5000 BERGEN,NORWAY
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.68.3277
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
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State-selective single-electron capture in slow (0.5-3 keV/amu) collisions of He2+ with laser-excited Na*(3p) atoms has been studied experimentally by means of translational energy spectroscopy, and theoretically by 38-state atomic orbital (AO) close-coupling calculations. The initial orbital alignment of the Na*(3p) state has been controlled via polarization of the exciting laser light. Electron capture into the dominant He+ (n = 4) state is strongly favored for linear light polarization perpendicular to the He2+ beam. The impact energy dependence of the observed alignment behavior can be quantitatively explained by the AO calculations.
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页码:3277 / 3280
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