Experimental Link of Photoionization of [Formula presented] to Photorecombination of [Formula presented]: An Application of Detailed Balance in a Unique Atomic System

  • S. Schippers
  • , A. Müller
  • , S. Ricz
  • , M. E. Bannister
  • , G. H. Dunn
  • , J. Bozek
  • , A. S. Schlachter
  • , G. Hinojosa
  • , C. Cisneros
  • , A. Aguilar
  • , A. M. Covington
  • , M. F. Gharaibeh
  • , R. A. Phaneuf

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Abstract

The principle of microscopic time reversal of physical processes, detailed balance, is widely used and depended upon in the theoretical community as a connection between photorecombination (PR) and photoionization (PI). This paper reports on a novel use of detailed balance and the comparison of experimental results obtained by two very distinct techniques to determine both the metastable fraction of an ion beam and partial [Formula presented] PR cross sections and partial [Formula presented] PI cross sections for the ground state and for two metastable states. The [Formula presented] to [Formula presented] system presents a unique opportunity to obtain comprehensive state-selective information by combining results from PR and PI experiments.

Original languageEnglish
JournalPhysical Review Letters
Volume89
Issue number19
DOIs
StatePublished - 2002

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