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Inelastic transitions of atoms and molecules induced by van der Waals interaction with a surface
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Inelastic transitions of atoms and molecules induced by van der Waals interaction with a surface

J. Baudon, M. Hamamda, M. Boustimi, V. Bocyarski, T. Taillandier-Loize, G. Dutier, F. Perales and M. Ducloy
Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section B, Beam interactions with materials and atoms, Vol.279, pp.160-164
15/05/2012
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nimb.2011.10.049

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Instruments & Instrumentation Nuclear Science & Technology Physical Sciences Physics Physics, Atomic, Molecular & Chemical Physics, Nuclear Science & Technology Technology
Inelastic processes occuring in thermal-velocity metastable atoms and molecules passing at a mean distance (1-100 nm) are investigated. These processes are caused by the quadrupolar part of the van der Waals interaction: fine-structure transitions in atoms (Ar*, Kr*), rovibrational transitions in N-2*((3)Sigma(+)(u)), transitions among magnetic sub-levels in the presence of a magnetic field. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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