Collisions of charged particles with highly excited non-hydrogenic atoms

1 June 1977

journal article
Published by IOP Publishing in Journal of Physics B: Atomic and Molecular Physics

Vol. 10 (8) , 1497-1513
https://doi.org/10.1088/0022-3700/10/8/022

Abstract

A theory is presented and cross sections estimated for l to l' transitions produced by charged particles, particularly electrons, incident upon Rydberg atoms. Explicit formulae and ranges of validity are presented. The case of sodium is considered in detail.

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