NEW STATE OF BINDING OF ANTIPROTONS IN ATOMS

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作者
RICHTER, K
ROST, JM
THURWACHTER, R
BRIGGS, JS
WINTGEN, D
SOLOVEV, EA
机构
[1] MAX PLANCK INST NUCL PHYS,W-6900 HEIDELBERG 1,GERMANY
[2] AA ZHDANOV STATE UNIV,DEPT THEORET PHYS,LENINGRAD B-164,USSR
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.66.149
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
摘要
It is suggested that there exists a novel "molecular" state of binding of antiprotons to atoms in which an excited highly polarized electron is located between the nucleus and the antiproton. The lifetime of this state is expected to be decided by the radiative lifetime of the excited electronic state.
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