Ultracold charged atom-dimer collisions: State-selective charge exchange and three-body recombination
Based on an accurate determination of the potential energy surfaces of Rb 3 + correlated to its first asymptotic limit Rb + + Rb ( 5 s ) + Rb ( 5 s ) , we identify the presence of intersections of a pair of singlet and triplet surfaces over all interparticle distances, leading to Jahn-Teller (JT) co...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Physical review research 2024-10, Vol.6 (4), p.043010, Article 043010 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Based on an accurate determination of the potential energy surfaces of Rb 3 + correlated to its first asymptotic limit Rb + + Rb ( 5 s ) + Rb ( 5 s ) , we identify the presence of intersections of a pair of singlet and triplet surfaces over all interparticle distances, leading to Jahn-Teller (JT) couplings. We elaborate scenarios for charge exchange between ultracold charged atom-dimer complex ( Rb + Rb 2 + or Rb + + Rb 2 ), predicting a strong selectivity on the preparation of the initial state of the dimer. We also demonstrate that the JT couplings must drive the three-body recombination (TBR) of Rb + , Rb, and Rb at ultracold energies. Using the current analysis, we provide a consistent picture of the TBR experiments performed in ion-atom hybrid Rb samples. We also demonstrate the presence of JT coupling as a general phenomenon in the singly charged homonuclear alkali triatomic systems. |
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ISSN: | 2643-1564 2643-1564 |
DOI: | 10.1103/PhysRevResearch.6.043010 |