<i>l</i>-changing collisions of Xe(<i>n</i> <i>f</i>) Rydberg atoms with SF6

Abstract

The observation of an l-changing effect in collisions of metastable Xe atoms and Sf6 is reported. The rate constants for l-changing collisions were found to be large and therefore considered important in studies of Rydberg collision processes involving SF6. (AIP)