MOLECULAR CATION NHE-2+

Authors
LAFYATIS GP KIRBY K DALGARNO A
Citation
Gp. Lafyatis et al., MOLECULAR CATION NHE-2+, Physical review. A, 48(1), 1993, pp. 321-325
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
Physical review. A → ACNP
ISSN journal
10502947
Volume
48
Issue
1
Year of publication
1993
Pages
321 - 325
Database
ISI
SICI code
1050-2947(1993)48:1<321:MCN>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
The potential-energy curves of the low-lying 2SIGMA+ and 2PI states of the cation NHe2+ are calculated and it is shown that the lowest state of each symmetry has a potential well inside a repulsive Coulomb barr ier that contains several long-lived vibrational levels. Estimates are made of the cross sections of the charge-transfer processes N2+ + He- ->N+ + He+ which occur through transitions at avoided crossings of the molecular states.