DYNAMICS OF AN ELEMENTARY BOND-FORMING PROCESS - ASSOCIATIVE IONIZATION IN H(1S) + H(2S) COLLISIONS

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作者
URBAIN, X
CORNET, A
BROUILLARD, F
GIUSTISUZOR, A
机构
[1] UNIV PARIS 06,CHIM PHYS LAB,F-75005 PARIS,FRANCE
[2] UNIV PARIS 11,PHOTOPHYS MOLEC LAB,F-91405 ORSAY,FRANCE
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.66.1685
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
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Using a merged-beam apparatus, we have measured the absolute cross section for the associative ionization process H(1s) + H(2s) --> H2+e- between 0.5 and 10 eV. The total cross section rises until a maximum of 2.4 x 10(-17) cm2 at the H2+ dissociation threshold (3.4 eV) and exhibits a minimum around 2 eV. We attribute this feature to interferences between two reaction paths. Calculations combining a quantum-defect treatment of the multichannel ionization with a close-coupling treatment of the atom-atom half collision yield results in good agreement with experiment.
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页码:1685 / 1688
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