Abstract
Inelastic processes occuring in thermal-velocity metastable atoms and molecules passing at a mean distance (1-100 nm) are investigated. These processes are caused by the quadrupolar part of the van der Waals interaction: fine-structure transitions in atoms (Ar *, Kr *), rovibrational transitions in N2( 3Σu+), transitions among magnetic sub-levels in the presence of a magnetic field.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 160-164 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms |
| Volume | 279 |
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| Publication status | Published - 15 May 2012 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Inelastic
- Surface
- Transitions
- Van der Waals
- Zeeman