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V A Alekseev1, J Grosser, O Hoffmann
1Department of Physics, St. Petersburg State University, Peterhof, Russia.
Abstract:
We report on the ultraviolet excitation of Na(3s)+CF(4) collision pairs in a crossed molecular beam experiment. We observe Na(3d) collision products originating from the process Na(3s)+CF(4)(nu(3)=0)+hnu-->Na(3d)+CF(4)(nu(3)=1). The spectral intensity distribution of the collision products and the prevailing small angle scattering confirm a previously proposed long range dipole-dipole mechanism. We report velocity-resolved spectra and a comparison to preliminary numerical results based on collisional broadening theory. Polarization experiments suggest future potential for the observation of collision geometries.
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