Ionization thresholds of alkali metal atoms on helium droplets

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 2, Issue 21, 2011, Pages 2778-2782

  Theisen, Moritz ^a   Lackner, Florian ^a   Krois, Günter ^a   Ernst, Wolfgang E ^a  

^a GRAZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALI METAL ATOMS; ALKALI METAL CATIONS; BOUND MOLECULES; ENERGY SHIFT; FREE ATOMS; HELIUM DROPLETS; IONIZATION THRESHOLDS; METAL IMPURITIES; NEUTRAL MOLECULES; POLARIZATION ENERGY; POLARIZED HELIUM; SUPERFLUID HELIUM DROPLETS;

ATOMS; BINDING ENERGY; CESIUM; DROPS; HELIUM; IONIZATION; METALS; POSITIVE IONS;

SUPERFLUID HELIUM;

EID: 80455125986     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz201091v     Document Type: Article

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