Angular momentum transferred in inelastically scattered P to S state electron-atom collisions

Authors
Shurgalin, M Murray, AJ MacGillivray, WR Standage, MC Madison, D Winkler, KD Bray, I
Citation
M. Shurgalin et al., Angular momentum transferred in inelastically scattered P to S state electron-atom collisions, AIP CONF PR, 500, 2000, pp. 436-441
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Current Book Contents
Journal title
PHYSICS OF ELECTRONIC AND ATOMIC COLLISIONS → ACNP
ISSN journal
0094243X
Volume
500
Year of publication
2000
Pages
436 - 441
Database
ISI
SICI code
0094-243X(2000)500:<436:AMTIIS>2.0.ZU;2-Q
Abstract
Coherent laser preparation of atoms has been employed in superelastic and i nelastic electron scattering from the excited 3(2)P(3/2) state of sodium. T his allows Atomic Collision Parameters to be deduced for the 3S to 3P and 3 P to 4S transitions respectively. By employing micro-reversibility, a long standing proposal relating the sign of the transferred angular momentum to the sense of energy transfer has been tested, and is not supported in gener al by experiment.