Dissociation and the development of spatial correlation in a molecular ultracold plasma.
Penning ionization initiates the evolution of a dense molecular Rydberg gas to plasma. This process selects for pairs of excited molecules separated by a distance of two Rydberg orbital diameters or less. The deactivated Penning partners predissociate, depleting the leading edge of the distribution...
| Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , |
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2014
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