ABSOLUTE MEASUREMENT OF IONIZATION CROSS SECTIONS IN COLLISIONS BETWEEN RYDBERG SODIUM ATOMS.
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Absolute ionization cross sections have been determined for collisions between sodium atoms in laser-selected Ryberg states. Measurements were made in a thermal-energy self-colliding beam for n = 26-29 D states. The cross sections have been found to be roughly fifty times geometric and show fair agreement with a recent classical trajectory Monte Carlo calculation but differ greatly from an earlier indirect measurement.Type
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Ph.D.Degree Level
doctoralDegree Program
ChemistryGraduate College