ISSN:
1434-6079
Keywords:
PACS. 36.10.-k Exotic atoms and molecules (containing mesons, muons, and other unusual particles) – 42.62.Fi Laser spectroscopy – 34.20.Gj Intermolecular and atom-molecule potentials and forces
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
Abstract: Quenching of metastable antiprotonic helium atoms in collisions with deuterium molecules has been studied using laser spectroscopy at CERN's new Antiproton Decelerator facility. The quenching cross-sections of the states (n, l )= (39, 36), (39, 37), and (39, 38) were determined from the decay rates of the states which were observed using the “deuterium-assisted inverse resonance” (DAIR) method. The results revealed a similar (n, l )-dependence of the quenching cross-sections as in the case of hydrogen but the values were smaller by a factor of ∼1.5.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1140/epjd/e20020046
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