A theoretical study of coherence effects in charge transfer collisions: Application to Na–Li+
- 1 August 1983
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in The Journal of Chemical Physics
- Vol. 79 (3) , 1326-1333
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.445887
Abstract
We have carried out a theoretical study of charge exchange in the Na–Li+ system and have examined the effects of coherent laser preparation of excited target states. Accurate potential energy curves and nonadiabatic coupling matrix elements were obtained from ab initio, all‐electron configuration‐interaction calculations. These were used in determining the cross sections over a range of collision energies. Significant differences between coherent and incoherent target preparation were observed in both total and partial cross sections.Keywords
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