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Erhard W. Rothe; R. Theyunni; Gene P. Reck; C. C. Tung

doi:10.1103/PhysRevA.31.1362

Effect of electronic alignment upon the reaction ${2 N a}^{}$ $(^{2}$ $P_{3 / 2}$ )→ ${Na}_{2}$ ++ $e^{-}$

Erhard W. Rothe, R. Theyunni, Gene P. Reck, and C. C. Tung

Phys. Rev. A 31, 1362 – Published 1 March 1985; Erratum Phys. Rev. A 33, 1426 (1986)

Abstract

The 3p electrons of ${Na}^{*}$ are aligned with the use of a single-mode linearly polarized laser. The reaction occurs at subthermal kinetic energy in a single atomic beam. The ion yield decreases by ∼50% when the electric vector of the light is rotated 45° from a direction parallel to the sodium beam. A polarization effect for this reaction has been previously described and our data disagree with those results.

Received 22 October 1984

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.31.1362

Erratum

Erratum: Effect of electronic alignment upon the reaction of ${2 N a}^{*}$ $(^{2}$ $P_{3 / 2}$ )→ ${Na}_{2}^{+}$ + $e^{-}$ [Phys. Rev. A 31, 1362 (1985)]

Erhard W. Rothe, R. Theyunni, Gene P. Reck, and C. C. Tung

Phys. Rev. A 33, 1426 (1986)

Authors & Affiliations

Erhard W. Rothe and R. Theyunni

Research Institute for Engineering Sciences and Department of Chemical Engineering, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48202

Gene P. Reck and C. C. Tung

Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48202

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