Laser-Induced Charge Transfer to an Excited Ionic State

Abstract
We report the observation of a laser-induced charge-transfer collision. In the presence of an intense laser beam, ground-state calcium ions collide with ground-state strontium atoms, selectively producing excited strontium ions and calcium neutrals. The laser-induced collision cross section has a linewidth of about 50 cm1 and peaks ∼ 70 cm1 from that wavelength which satisfies the energy defect of the separated atoms.

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