Electron affinity of Li: A state-selective measurement

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作者
Haeffler, G
Hanstorp, D
Kiyan, I
Klinkmuller, AE
Ljungblad, U
Pegg, DJ
机构
[1] CHALMERS UNIV TECHNOL, S-41296 GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN
[2] UNIV TENNESSEE, DEPT PHYS, KNOXVILLE, TN 37996 USA
[3] RUSSIAN ACAD SCI, INST GEN PHYS, MOSCOW 117942, RUSSIA
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PHYSICAL REVIEW A | 1996年 / 53卷 / 06期
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10.1103/PhysRevA.53.4127
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We have investigated the threshold of photodetachment of Li- leading to the formation of the residual Li atom in the 2p(2)P state. The excited residual atom was selectively photoionized via an intermediate Rydberg state and the resulting Li+ ion was detected. A collinear laser-ion beam geometry enabled both high resolution and sensitivity to be attained. We have demonstrated the potential of this state-selective photodetachment spectroscopic method by improving the accuracy of Li electron affinity measurements an order of magnitude. From a fit to the Wigner law in the threshold region, we obtained a Li electron affinity of 0.618 049(20) eV.
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页码:4127 / 4131
页数:5
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