Journal of Physics B Atomic and Molecular Physics · 1979 · 68 citations · 15 references
Natural SciencesChemistryPhysicsAtomic PhysicsMolecular PhysicsPhysical ChemistryAtomic CollisionsCold Atom PhysicsElectronic Excited StatesHydrogen AtomMolecular CollisionsMolecular Excited StatesAtom-atom CollisionsCollision Cross SectionsCollisional InteractionsCollisionally Excited StatesElectron-electron InteractionsExcited Electronic StatesExcited StatesNuclear Excited States
The quenching cross sections of various highly excited states of rubidium have been measured for different perturbing gases (He, Ar, Xe, ground-state rubidium). The quenching of the hydrogenic nF states is shown to be mainly a l-mixing process. The behaviour as a function of n (9<or=n<or=21) and the magnitude of the l-mixing cross sections seem mainly to reflect the range of interaction between the highly excited electron and the perturber.
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