(1) Department of Physics, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada K1N 6N5, CA
Abstract:
The effect of high pressures on an atom is frequently simulated by enclosing the atom in an impenetrable spherical box. The
spectrum of such a confined helium atom placed at the centre of a spherical box is investigated. A model potential is used
to calculate the energies of twelve excited states and thereby the transition wavelengths for a range of values of the radius
of the confining sphere. Applications of results are discussed.
Received 29 August 2002 Published online 10 December 2002
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