Unraveling the absorption spectra of alkali metal atoms attached to helium nanodroplets

Journal of Physical Chemistry A

Volumn 111, Issue 49, 2007, Pages 12684-12694

  Bünermann, Oliver ^a   Droppelmann, Georg ^b   Hernando, Alberto ^c   Mayol, Ricardo ^c   Stienkemeier, Frank ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTRA; BINDING ENERGY; DROPS; HELIUM; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

ALKALI METAL ATOMS; SODIUM SPECTRA;

ATOMS;

EID: 38049162270     PISSN: 10895639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp0760760     Document Type: Article

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