Ionization and Excitation of Excited Helium Atoms (Fellowship - Dr Karl Zrost)

  • Buckman, Stephen (PI)
  • Lower, Julian (CoI)
  • Zrost, Karl (CoI)
  • Zrost, Karl (CoI)

    Project: Research

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    Description

    The aim of this project is to probe the nature of atomic excited-states using the electron-helium system as a benchmark. Beams of electrons will collide with laser-focussed-and-cooled long-lived metastable helium atoms and the reaction products detected using advanced nano-second timing technology. This work will lead to a better understanding of atomic energy-transfer processes which drive gas discharged-based devices and play a crucial role in the physics and chemistry of the upper atmosphere. Improvements to theory resulting from the provision of accurate reaction rate data will lead to an enhanced capacity to model gas-discharged-based devices.
    StatusFinished
    Effective start/end date11/01/0610/01/07

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