Inelastic transitions of atoms and molecules induced by van der Waals interaction with a surface

Inelastic transitions of atoms and molecules induced by van der Waals interaction with a surface

Inelastic processes occuring in thermal-velocity metastable atoms and molecules passing at a mean distance (1–100nm) are investigated. These processes are caused by the quadrupolar part of the van der Waals interaction: fine-structure transitions in atoms (Ar∗, Kr∗), rovibrational transitions in N2∗...

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Veröffentlicht in:Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section B, Beam interactions with materials and atoms Beam interactions with materials and atoms, 2012-05, Vol.279, p.160-164
Hauptverfasser: Baudon, J., Hamamda, M., Boustimi, M., Bocvarski, V., Taillandier-Loize, T., Dutier, G., Perales, F., Ducloy, M.
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Beam interactions
Inelastic
Magnetic fields
Metastable atoms
Physics
Quantum Physics
Surface
Transitions
Van der Waals
Zeeman
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Zusammenfassung:Inelastic processes occuring in thermal-velocity metastable atoms and molecules passing at a mean distance (1–100nm) are investigated. These processes are caused by the quadrupolar part of the van der Waals interaction: fine-structure transitions in atoms (Ar∗, Kr∗), rovibrational transitions in N2∗(3Σu+), transitions among magnetic sub-levels in the presence of a magnetic field.
ISSN:0168-583X
1872-9584
DOI:10.1016/j.nimb.2011.10.049