Associative ionization in collisions of K(n d) Rydberg atoms with molecules
- 1 October 1987
- journal article
- letter
- Published by AIP Publishing in The Journal of Chemical Physics
- Vol. 87 (7) , 4238-4239
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.452880
Abstract
Measurements of associative ionization in collisions of K(nd) Rydberg atoms with a variety of molecular targets are reported, demonstrating that the Rydberg electron can serve as a catalyst to promote reactions involving the Rydberg core ion.Keywords
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