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Phys. Rev. A 66, 010703(R) (2002) [4 pages]

Rescattering of photodetached electrons from a polar molecule in a static electric field: Spatial distribution

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Ilya I. Fabrikant
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska 68588-0111

Received 8 January 2002; published 24 July 2002

We investigate the spatial distribution of electrons photodetached from a polar molecular anion in an external static electric field. The large electron-molecule scattering amplitude strongly enhances the rescattering effect. This opens an opportunity for experimental investigation of collisions of ultraslow electrons (in the energy range below 0.1 meV) by polar molecules.

© 2002 The American Physical Society

URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevA.66.010703
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevA.66.010703
PACS:
33.80.Eh, 32.60.+i, 34.80.Bm