Ionization of hydrogen and deuterium atoms in thermal energy collisions with state-selected Ne(3s 3 P 2,3 P 0) metastable atoms

High resolution energy spectra of electrons and ions resulting from thermal energy collisions of hydrogen and deuterium atoms with state-selected metastable Ne(Ne(3s ³ P ₂,³ P ₀) atoms are reported. The electron spectra for Ne(³ P ₂)+H(D) are very broad: The high energy part due to formation of NeH⁺ (NeD⁺) bound states (associative ionization), amounts to about 30% of the ionizing events, whereas the dominant part of the spectrum including a prominent low-energy peak is due to Penning ionization out of a strongly-attractive entrance potential curve. Comparison of the spectra with quantum mechanical fit calculations yields fairly accurate information on this potential, in particular its well depthD _e [Ne(³ P ₂)?H,D]= 2.0(1) eV. The spectra for Ne(³ P ₀)+H, D are comparatively narrow with much lower cross sections than the one for the Ne(³ P ₂) state. The corresponding entrance channel is a weakly bound van der Waals molecule with a well depth below 0.1 eV. A perturbation calculation of the Ne(3s)+H(1s) potential energy curves at large distances explains the observed difference between the Ne(³ P ₂)+H(D) and Ne(³ P ₀)+H(D) systems. Symmetry arguments are given that the major contribution to the Ne(³ P ₂)+H(D) spectra is due to the² Σ potential.     

The quenching of Pb(6p 2 1 D 2) atoms in collisions with molecules

The collisions of metastable Pb(6p ^{2 1} D ₂) atoms with various molecules were studied by the diagnostics of radiation from a hollow cathode lamp and a laser on lead vapor. Experiments were performed for a gas flow of lead atoms with argon. The Pb(6p ^{2 1} D ₂) states were excited in a gas discharge in the presence of reagent gas molecules. The absolute rate constants for the quenching and chemical reactions of lead atoms in the ground and excited states were determined. The quantum efficiency of chemical reactions was close to one for the N₂O, CH₂Cl₂, SF₆, and CuBr molecules. Long-lived chemical compounds were formed in these reactions.     

低能Ar3+ + Ar碰撞反应过程实验研究

测量了入射离子能量为27 keV、45 keV和66 keV时Ar3 Ar碰撞反应各子过程的分截面,通过将其归一化到Bliman,Dousson等人所测量的截面值,获得了绝对截面.结果表明,该能区电子俘获过程仍占主导地位,但转移电离过程已不能忽略.结果还表明,各子过程反应截面基本不随能量变化.与考虑自电离的MCBM(Molecular Coulombic overBarrier Model)模型比较发现,模型所给截面普遍高于实验测量值,这在一定程度上是由于归一化时带来的系统误差.在误差允许的范围内,单电子和双电子俘获截面符合的比较好,但三电子俘获截面却相差一个数量级.对于实验观测到的转移电离过程,模型却预言并没有此过程发生.     

Optical characteristics of a unipolar corona discharge in working media of high pressure lasers on Ne(3s-3p) and Ar(3p-4d) atoms

The characteristics of a corona discharge in He-Ne and He-Ne-Ar mixtures were investigated at pressures of 50–350 kPa. An amply homogeneous stationary discharge of high pressure was obtained in the external zone of the corona discharge. This discharge can be used in making inversion of the transition of Ne and Ar atoms. Investigation of the kinetics of plasmochemical processes in a dense rare gas plasma was performed.     

中低速C3+与He,Ne,Ar原子相互作用过程中单电子转移绝对截面的测量

实验测量了1.7v0-4.2v0(v0为玻尔速度,v0=2.19×108 cm/s)的C3+与He,Ne,Ar原子碰撞过程中单电子转移绝对截面.将实验结果与多体经典轨道蒙特卡罗模拟计算结果做了比较,发现测量结果与多体经典轨道蒙特卡罗模拟计算结果在趋势上相符.当入射离子速度在1.7v0-2.0v0时,因多体经典轨道蒙特卡罗方法计算时不能考虑多电子关联态俘获和极化效应的影响,实验值大于计算值.当入射离子速度在2.2v0-4.2v0时,由于被俘获电子对入射离子的不完全屏蔽,加上电子间的动态关联及有效电荷的影响,实验结果先与多体经典轨道蒙特卡罗计算结果符合很好,而后逐渐大于计算值.此外,还根据转移电离与单电子俘获的截面比简单分析了转移电离机制.     

Charge exchange in collisions of C60+ ions with laser-excited aligned Na atoms

We have performed the first measurement of charge exchange in keV C₆₀⁺ ion collisions with Na atoms in their 3s ground state as well as in the laser-excited and aligned 3p state. To interpret the results, we have calculated the correlation diagram of the C₆₀⁺–Na collision system using the Discrete Variational Density Functional Method. Possible channels for electron capture are studied by choosing the collision path along an axis perpendiculax to a pentagon and to a hexagon, respectively.     

Energy levels of K from Ar(p, p)Ar and Ar(p, p′γ)Ar

The elastic and inelastic scattering of protons from ³⁶Ar has been investigated from 2.1 to 5.3 MeV using a gas target. Experimental energy resolution varied from 11 keV to 5 keV over this range. The results are interpreted in terms of 56 states in ³⁷K between the energies of 4.0 and 7.0 MeV excitation with the aid of single-level dispersion theory. The width and spin and parity or proton l-value are determined for the 38 states seen in the elastic scattering. Upper limits are placed on the total widths of levels seen only in the inelastic scattering.     

Multielectron processes in collisions of Xe23+ ions with Ar atoms

We report the measurements of relative cross sections for multielectron processes in collisions of Xe²³⁺ ions with argon atoms in the velocity range of 0.65–1.32 a.u. By means of the coincidence time-of-flight (TOF) technique, the final charge states of both the projectile and target ions for each collision event are determined. The present experimental data are compared with the scaling law by Selberg et al. [Phys. Rev. A 54, 4127 (1996)] and the extended classical over-barrier (ECB) model.     

中低速C3+与He，Ne，Ar原子相互作用过程中单电子转移绝对截面的测量

实验测量了1.7v₀—4.2v₀(v₀为玻尔速度,v₀=2.19×10⁸cm/s)的C³⁺与He,Ne,Ar原子碰撞过程中单电子转移绝对截面.将实验结果与多体经典轨道蒙特卡罗模拟计算结果做了比较,发现测量结果与多体经典轨道蒙特卡罗模拟计算结果在趋势上相符.当入射离子速度在1.7v₀—2 关键词： 离子-原子碰撞 单电子转移 绝对截面     

激发态Cs(5D)原子间碰撞能量转移

用激光二步激发Cs原子至8S态,从谱线的波长及强度可以确定Cs原子的辐射及碰撞过程,5D态主要是由8S→7P→5D跃迁布居的.在1016-1017Cs密度范围内,测量了碰撞能量合并5D 5D→nL 6S(nL=9D,11S,7F)速率系数,因5D→6P(3.0-3.6μm)处于红外本实验不能探测,利用一个已经测量过的过程(即6P 5D→6S 7D)作相对测量,对于9D,11S和7F态,其平均速率系数分别为(8.4±4.2)×10-10,(7.3±3.6)×10-10和(9.7±4.8)×10-10cm3s-1.讨论了碰撞转移过程11S 6S 7F 6S对速率系数的影响.     

Three-body collisions between laser-excited Na and K atoms in the presence of buffer gas

Summary Energy pooling in alkali vapour mixtures has been previously investigated by us in an amalgam of sodium and potassium. In this paper we describe the peculiar features appearing when some buffer gas is introduced in the cell. We demonstrate that the buffer gas enhances the energy transfer between Na(3P) and K(4S), which is detected through the effects induced on the highly excited states populated by the Na(3P)/Na(3P) and K(4P)/K(4P) collisions.

---

Riassunto Abbiamo in precedenza studiato il processo di collisione di energy pooling in una miscela di sodio e potassio. In questo lavoro si analizzano i particolari effetti indotti dalla presenza di alcuni Torr di gas tampone introdotti nella cella. Viene dimostrato che il gas tampone favorisce il processo di trasferimento di energia fra Na(3P) e K(4S), che viene rivelato attraverso gli effetti indotti sugli stati altamente eccitati popolati dalle collisioni Na(3P)/Na(3P) e K(4P)/K(4P).

---

Резюме Ранее авторы в амальгаме натрия и калия исследовали распределение энергии в смесях щелочных паров. В этой статье мы описываем особенности, возникающие при введении буферного газа в ячейку. Мы поквзываем, что буферный газ усиливает обмен энергией между Na(3P) и K(4S), который детектируется через эффекты, связанные с высоко возбужденными состояниями, заселенными при Na(3P)/Na(3P) и K(4P)/K(4P) соударенияш.

     

Study of excitation transfer Li (3 D → 3 P ) occurring in optical collisions with rare gas atoms experimentally

By selective optical excitation of collision pairs and observation of the reemitted fluorescence information is obtained on the role of the molecular channels involved in inelelastic collisions. As an example case we have studied experimentally the Li( 3 D → 3 P) excitation transfer in Li(3D)X systems with X = Ne, Ar by means of the optical collision process Li (2 P ) + X + h ν→ LiX (3 D Λ) → Li (3 P , 3 D ) + X where LiX (3 D Λ) collision molecules dissociate into Li(3P, 3D) atoms following laser excitation h ν of Li (2 P ) + X pairs. For this purpose we measured the Li 3P/3D population ratio by the fluorescence from these levels as function of the laser detuning Δν from the Li(2P-3D) transition and the rare gas pressure, and determined from this the 3P/3D excitation ratio B (Δν) for single collision conditions. The experiments were performed using two step cw laser excitation of gaseous mixtures Li + X at temperatures around 600 K in the detuning range |Δν| ? 100 cm^-1. The B (Δν) profiles obtained display strong blue-red wing asymmetries both for Li ^* Ne and Li ^* Ar. This reflects different dissociation probabilities from the 3 D Σ or 3 D (Π,Δ) states that are initially prepared by blue wing or red wing excitation, respectively. The results are qualitatively discussed in terms of new ab initio potentials for the two systems. Received 23 February 2000 and Received in final form 5 July 2000     

Ne同位素替代下Ne-HF碰撞截面的理论计算

采用Huxley势函数拟合QCISD(T)/ aug-cc-pVTZ计算的相互作用势能面,通过精确度较高的密耦近似方法计算了E=100 meV时,氖原子的三种同位素 ¹⁶Ne, ²⁰Ne, ³⁴Ne与HF分子碰撞系统的微分截面和分波截面.探讨了Ne的同位素替代引起的Ne-HF碰撞激发 截面的变化规律.     

Production of the excited Ne(2p 5 3p) atoms by dissociative recombination in the afterglow of high frequency neon discharge

Experimental results are presented of the measurements of the population of the Ne(2p ⁵ 3p) atoms from the time dependences of the relative intensities of the spectral lines corresponding to 3s -3p transitions in the afterglow period of a high frequency neon glow discharge at pressures from 266 Pa to 4 kPa. The partial recombination coefficients were determined from these measurements as a function of gas pressure and they are compared with measurements of other authors. It is shown that at low gas pressures the Ne(2p ⁵ 3p) atoms are also populated only in the dissociative recombination in spite of the fact that the dominant loss process of charged particles is the ambipolar diffusion.     

Polarization effects and manifestations of nonparaxiality in collisions of soliton-like beams (pulses)

Collisions of polarized soliton-like light beams are analyzed numerically. The polarization is shown to influence considerably the merging of the solitons, the energy exchange between them, and the increase in their number in the process of collision. In addition to the polarization effects, induced anisotropy and nonparaxiality can also manifest themselves substantially in collisions. The disturbance of the soliton structure of the beam in consequence of the finite length of a pulse is shown to give rise to distortions of its profile, which are considerably enhanced in collisions and can lead to a fragmentation of the beams in the direction of propagation.