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Journal of Physics Conference Series

Field-induced dissociation of Rydberg ion-pair states

Carlos O Reinhold, S. Yoshida, F. B. Dunning

Published Nov 5, 2012• 1 citation
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Abstract

A theoretical study is presented on the dissociation of H+..F− and K+.. Cl− heavy-Rydberg ion pairs induced by a ramped electric-field, a technique used experimentally to detect and probe ion-pair states.
DOI
10.1088/1742-6596/388/2/022064

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