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Phys. Rev. A 21, 819–826 (1980)

Resonant ionization in slow-atom-Rydberg-atom collisions

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R. K. Janev and A. A. Mihajlov
Institute of Physics, P. O. Box 57, 11001 Belgrade, Yugoslavia

Received 14 May 1979; published in the issue dated March 1980

The process of ionization in slow-atom-Rydberg-atom collisions is investigated. A resonant energy exchange mechanism is considered responsible for the electron transition into the continuum. Both symmetrical and asymmetrical systems are considered. The ionization probabilities and cross sections for a number of Rydberg states in the colliding systems H*(n)+H, Li*(n)+Li, H*(n)+Li are calculated.

© 1980 The American Physical Society

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http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevA.21.819
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10.1103/PhysRevA.21.819
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