Charge transfer in H+-Na (3p) collisions: a possible ultraviolet laser mechanism
- 14 April 1986
- journal article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Journal of Physics B: Atomic and Molecular Physics
- Vol. 19 (7) , L251-L256
- https://doi.org/10.1088/0022-3700/19/7/007
Abstract
The authors have computed cross sections for charge transfer from excited 3p-state Na atoms to H+ ions, using both atomic-orbital and molecular-orbital expansions. They find large cross sections for capture into the 2p state of hydrogen. They suggest that laser excitation of Na (3p), followed by electron transfer to H+ ions, should be reconsidered as a possible ultraviolet laser mechanism, based on the Ly- alpha line of hydrogen.Keywords
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