Formation of dipole-bound negative ions in Rydberg atom collisions: A signature
R. Parthasarathy, L. Suess, Yan Liu +1 more
Collisional studies using velocity- and n-selected Rydberg atoms show that the properties of dipole-bound negative ions formed by electron transfer at low-to-intermediate n are not influenced by post-attachment interactions. The behavior contrasts that observed with targets that form valence-bound negative ions and provides a new signature pointing to the creation of dipole-bound negative ions.
The Journal of Chemical Physics•Aug 14, 2003•2 citations