Energies and lifetimes of xenon Rydberg atoms near a metal surface

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dc.contributor.advisorNordlander, Peter J.
dc.creatorBraun, Jochen
dc.date.accessioned2009-06-04T06:25:11Z
dc.date.available2009-06-04T06:25:11Z
dc.date.issued2000
dc.description.abstractWe present calculations of the broadening and the shifts of the Rydberg electron levels of a Xenon atom near a metal surface. The Xenon atom is described using a pseudopotenial. The energies and widths of the Xenon states, computed from the Schrodinger equation using the complex scaling method, exhibit a complicated distance dependence. We show that some of the orbitals hybridize, when the atom approaches the surface. This effect even causes the widths of some states to decrease with decreasing atom-surface separation.
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dc.identifier.callnoTHESIS PHYS. 2000 BRAUN
dc.identifier.citationBraun, Jochen. "Energies and lifetimes of xenon Rydberg atoms near a metal surface." (2000) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/17325">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/17325</a>.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/17325
dc.language.isoeng
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dc.subjectCondensed matter physics
dc.subjectAtomic physics
dc.titleEnergies and lifetimes of xenon Rydberg atoms near a metal surface
dc.typeThesis
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thesis.degree.departmentPhysics
thesis.degree.disciplineNatural Sciences
thesis.degree.grantorRice University
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts
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