Electron affinity of indium and the fine structure of In- measured using infrared photodetachment threshold spectroscopy

Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2010, Pages

  Walter, C W ^a   Gibson, N D ^a   Carman, D J ^a   Li, Y G ^a   Matyas, D J ^a  

^a DENISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROSS SECTION; FINE STRUCTURES; FINE-STRUCTURE LEVELS; NEUTRAL ATOMS; PHOTODETACHMENT THRESHOLDS; PHOTON ENERGY RANGE; THEORETICAL CALCULATIONS;

BINDING ENERGY; GROUND STATE; INDIUM; NEGATIVE IONS; SHEAR WAVES; SPECTROSCOPY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ELECTRON AFFINITY;

EID: 77957137098     PISSN: 10502947     EISSN: 10941622     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.82.032507     Document Type: Article

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