Polarization of Lyman-<span class="aps-inline-formula"><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mi>α</mi></math></span> Radiation Produced by Direct Excitation of Hydrogen Atoms by Photon Impact

W. E. Kauppila; P. J. O. Teubner; W. L. Fite; R. J. Girnius

doi:10.1103/PhysRevA.2.1759

Polarization of Lyman- $α$ Radiation Produced by Direct Excitation of Hydrogen Atoms by Photon Impact

W. E. Kauppila, P. J. O. Teubner, W. L. Fite, and R. J. Girnius

Phys. Rev. A 2, 1759 – Published 1 November 1970

Abstract

The polarization of Lyman- $α$ radiation resulting from the direct excitation of hydrogen atoms by proton impact has been measured in the energy range 2-21 keV. A Brewster's angle polarization analyzer was used to measure the polarization of the observed Lyman- $α$ radiation. The results are compared with the four-state Sturmian calculation of Gallaher and Wilets.

Received 8 June 1970

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.2.1759

Authors & Affiliations

W. E. Kauppila^*, P. J. O. Teubner^†, W. L. Fite, and R. J. Girnius

Department of Physics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213

^*Present address: Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colo.
^†Present address: School of Physical Sciences, The Flinders University of South Australia, Bedford Park, South Australia.

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