Inelastic titanium-titanium collisions

We have measured cold inelastic collisions between neutral ground-state titanium atoms: collisions that cause transitions between the different magnetic sublevels of the [3d{sup 2}4s{sup 2}]{sup 3}F{sub 2} ground state of {sup 50}Ti, as well as collisions that cause transitions between the fine-stru...

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Published in:Physical review. A, Atomic, molecular, and optical physics Atomic, molecular, and optical physics, 2009-05, Vol.79 (5), Article 050702
Main Authors: Lu, Mei-Ju, Singh, Vijay, Weinstein, Jonathan D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
ANISOTROPY
ATOM-ATOM COLLISIONS
ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS
FINE STRUCTURE
GROUND STATES
POTENTIALS
TITANIUM
TITANIUM 50
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Summary:We have measured cold inelastic collisions between neutral ground-state titanium atoms: collisions that cause transitions between the different magnetic sublevels of the [3d{sup 2}4s{sup 2}]{sup 3}F{sub 2} ground state of {sup 50}Ti, as well as collisions that cause transitions between the fine-structure levels of the [3d{sup 2}4s{sup 2}]{sup 3}F{sub J} electronic ground state. Both processes occur with large rate coefficients, as would be expected from titanium's anisotropic electronic potential.
ISSN:1050-2947
1094-1622
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevA.79.050702