Ionization and plasma formation in high n cold Rydberg samples
| Autor: | Yasir Jamil, Paul Tanner, T. F. Gallagher, Wenhui Li |
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| Rok vydání: | 2006 |
| Předmět: |
Physics
education.field_of_study Population Thermal ionization Quantum Physics Plasma Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics symbols.namesake Ionization Rydberg atom Physics::Atomic and Molecular Clusters Rydberg formula symbols Rydberg matter Physics::Atomic Physics Atomic physics education Electron ionization |
| Zdroj: | The European Physical Journal D. 40:27-35 |
| ISSN: | 1434-6079 1434-6060 |
| Popis: | The experiments reported here show that the dipole-dipole interaction, the fundamental interaction between the cold Rydberg atoms, is the dominant initial ionization mechanism for evolution from a frozen Rydberg gas into a plasma. The study also indicates that plasma formation follows a path of initial ionization, redistribution of Rydberg population to higher angular momentum states, and rapid avalanche ionization due to electron-Rydberg collisions. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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