State mixing in collisions of laser excited Rydberg atoms of xenon with ammonia

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dc.contributor.advisorStebbings, Ronald F.en_US
dc.creatorKellert, Forrest Grahamen_US
dc.date.accessioned2018-12-18T21:17:53Zen_US
dc.date.available2018-12-18T21:17:53Zen_US
dc.date.issued1978en_US
dc.description.abstractEvidence for the state mixing collision is given, where the principal quantum number n ranges' from 26 to 4. The laser induced Xe(nf) atoms transfer their excitation to one or more Xe(^nf) reservoirs during collisions with ammonia. Measurements of the collisional ionization in a 3.7 v/cm field reveal Xe+ ion signals at times which are long compared to the radiative lifetime of the laser induced state. From this data, the absolute collisional ionization rate constants for the Xe(j^nf) reservoirs are obtained. Simultaneous measurements of the number of Xe(nf) atoms excited by the laser allows one to derive absolute rate constants for the depopulation of Xe(nf) atoms due to state mixing and direct collisional ionization. A serial model for reservoir formation is used in conjunction with a computer data fitting routine to derive the above rate constants.en_US
dc.format.digitalOriginreformatted digitalen_US
dc.format.extent185 ppen_US
dc.identifier.callnoThesis Phys. 1978 Kellerten_US
dc.identifier.citationKellert, Forrest Graham. "State mixing in collisions of laser excited Rydberg atoms of xenon with ammonia." (1978) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/104139">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/104139</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.digitalRICE1766en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/104139en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
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dc.titleState mixing in collisions of laser excited Rydberg atoms of xenon with ammoniaen_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 Artsen_US
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