Radiative decay of the HeH+ (b(3)Sigma(+)) molecular ion

被引:10
作者
Chibisov, MI
Yousif, FB
VanderDonk, PJT
Mitchell, JBA
机构
[1] UNIV WESTERN ONTARIO, DEPT PHYS, LONDON, ON N6A 3K7, CANADA
[2] Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, INST FIS, CUERNAVACA 62251, MORELOS, MEXICO
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PHYSICAL REVIEW A | 1996年 / 54卷 / 06期
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10.1103/PhysRevA.54.4997
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
The rate of the radiative decay of the HeH+(b (3) Sigma(+)) molecular ion has been investigated. At infinite internuclear separation the b (3) Sigma(+) electronic state dissociates to form metastable atomic helium He(2 S-3) and a proton H+. The optically allowed electronic transition to the lowest triplet HeH+(a (3) Sigma(+)) state which dissociates to He+(1s) and H(1s) was considered. This transition can lead to the population of metastable triplet (a (3) Sigma(+)) states in beams of HeH+ ions.
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页码:4997 / 5003
页数:7
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