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Mechanism of formation of doubly charged ions upon nonlinear ionisation of Ba atoms in the frequency range from 9390 to 9470 cm-1

В. В. Суран, І. І. Бондар

Published Dec 31, 2000• 7 citations

Abstract

A mechanism of Ba 2+ ion formation upon nonlinear ionisation of Ba atoms in the frequency range between 9390 and 9470 cm -1 is studied. The ions are shown to be produced by the two-electron mechanism.

DOI: 10.1070/qe2000v030n12abeh001870

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