Energies and lifetimes of xenon Rydberg atoms near a metal surface

dc.contributor.advisorNordlander, Peter J.en_US
dc.creatorBraun, Jochenen_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-06-04T06:25:11Zen_US
dc.date.available2009-06-04T06:25:11Zen_US
dc.date.issued2000en_US
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.en_US
dc.format.extent54 p.en_US
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen_US
dc.identifier.callnoTHESIS PHYS. 2000 BRAUNen_US
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>.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/17325en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
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dc.subjectCondensed matter physicsen_US
dc.subjectAtomic physicsen_US
dc.titleEnergies and lifetimes of xenon Rydberg atoms near a metal surfaceen_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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