EXCITATION OF INNER-SHELL ELECTRONS BY ENERGY-POOLING COLLISIONS

被引:4
作者
GABBANINI, C [1 ]
LUCCHESINI, A [1 ]
GOZZINI, S [1 ]
MOI, L [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV SIENA, DIPARTIMENTO FIS, I-53100 Siena, ITALY
来源
PHYSICAL REVIEW A | 1992年 / 46卷 / 01期
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D O I
10.1103/PhysRevA.46.R9
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We report an observation of energy-pooling collisions in a rare-earth-metal atomic element (Yb). The collisional process populates atomic states having different electronic configurations. Population transfer from closed inner-shell states to open ones is put in evidence, and its rate is comparable to the other observed collisional processes.
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页码:R9 / R11
页数:3
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