Abstract
We report high-resolution measurements of the differential cross section for scattering Na in its and states from Ne. A new scheme is used to maintain a high fraction (∼20%) of an atomic beam of Na in the excited state for many radiative lifetimes using a single-mode cw dye laser. The differential cross sections are interpreted to yield interatomic potential curves for both the and states of the NaNe molecule which seriously disagree with recent pseudopotential calculations.
- Received 24 July 1975
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.35.1144
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