A study of ultra-low energy electron - hydrogen fluoride scattering using high-n Rydberg atoms: Possible role of dipole-supported states

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dc.contributor.advisorDunning, F. B.en_US
dc.creatorHill, Shannon Bradleyen_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-06-04T00:41:32Zen_US
dc.date.available2009-06-04T00:41:32Zen_US
dc.date.issued1996en_US
dc.description.abstractA detailed experimental and theoretical study of the interaction of very-low-energy electrons with the polar target HF is presented. This interaction is investigated experimentally by measuring rate constants for ionization and state-changing in collisions between K(np) Rydberg atoms with $90\sbsp{\sim}{<}n\sbsp{\sim}{<}400$ and HF. The data are found to be consistent with the results of rotational close-coupling calculations that include possible effects associated with dipole-supported real or virtual states. The value of this state is effectively the only free parameter in the theoretical model. Comparison with the data suggests that for low energy electron-HF scattering there is a virtual state which, for $J=0,$ has an energy of 1-1.5 meV. The present work points to the importance of dipole supported states in electron-polar molecule scattering.en_US
dc.format.extent75 p.en_US
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dc.identifier.callnoTHESIS PHYS. 1996 HILLen_US
dc.identifier.citationHill, Shannon Bradley. "A study of ultra-low energy electron - hydrogen fluoride scattering using high-n Rydberg atoms: Possible role of dipole-supported states." (1996) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/14100">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/14100</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/14100en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
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dc.subjectAtomic physicsen_US
dc.subjectMolecular physicsen_US
dc.titleA study of ultra-low energy electron - hydrogen fluoride scattering using high-n Rydberg atoms: Possible role of dipole-supported statesen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.type.materialTexten_US
thesis.degree.departmentPhysicsen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineNatural Sciencesen_US
thesis.degree.grantorRice Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen_US
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