Ultralong-range energy transfer by interatomic Coulombic decay in an extreme quantum system
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Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Ultralong-range energy transfer by interatomic Coulombic decay in an extreme quantum system
Original language description
When an atom is electronically excited, it relaxes by emitting a photon or an electron. These carry essential information on the electronic structure of their emitter. However, if an atom is embedded in a chemical environment, another ultrafast non-radiative decay process called interatomic Coulombic decay (ICD) can become operative. A key feature of ICD is that the excited atom can transfer its excess energy to its neighbours over large distances. The giant extremely weakly bound helium dimer is a perfect candidate to investigate how far two atoms can exchange energy. We report here that the two helium atoms within the dimer can exchange energy by ICD over distances of more than 45 times their atomic radius. Moreover, we demonstrate that ICD spectroscopy can be used for imaging vibrational wavefunctions of the ionized-excited helium dimer.
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Classification
Type
J<sub>x</sub> - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)
CEP classification
BG - Nuclear, atomic and molecular physics, accelerators
OECD FORD branch
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Result continuities
Project
<a href="/en/project/GA202%2F09%2F0786" target="_blank" >GA202/09/0786: Dynamics of non-radiative inter-atomic decay processes in clusters</a><br>
Continuities
P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)
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Publication year
2010
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
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Name of the periodical
Nature Physics
ISSN
1745-2473
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Volume of the periodical
6
Issue of the periodical within the volume
7
Country of publishing house
GB - UNITED KINGDOM
Number of pages
4
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UT code for WoS article
000279428600016
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