Electric field and ion concentration effects on the production of zero-kinetic energy states of benzene: A unified mechanism

Autor:	Leonid Ya. Baranov, Edward W. Schlag, Heinrich L. Selzle, Andrew Held
Rok vydání:	1997
Předmět:	Range (particle radiation) Chemistry General Physics and Astronomy Kinetic energy Ion symbols.namesake Electric field Rydberg atom Rydberg formula symbols Energy level Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Atomic physics Spectroscopy
Zdroj:	The Journal of Chemical Physics. 106:6848-6862
ISSN:	1089-7690 0021-9606
DOI:	10.1063/1.474108
Popis:	Zero-kinetic energy states are highly stabilized Rydberg states that reside below each ionic eigenstate of a molecular system. The high resolution detection of these states constitutes a high resolution spectroscopy for molecular ions. Zero-kinetic energy states are produced from optically pumped Rydberg states. Such Rydberg states, once produced, are found to either decay in the presence of fields or be converted to zero-kinetic energy states in the presence of ions. A simple mechanism is proposed based on these experimental results for the range of fields and ion concentrations investigated. The experiments were performed with pulsed and static electric fields of different magnitudes at various ion concentrations. The results reconcile many previously reported observations and suggestions concerning the differences between molecular and atomic (and/or small molecule) zero-kinetic energy states and lead to a unified picture for the production of zero-kinetic energy states.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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