P. Soldan
Quantum Dynamics of Ultracold Na+Na-2 Collisions
Soldan, P.; Cvitas, M.T.; Hutson, J.M.; Honvault, P.; Launay, J.M.
Authors
M.T. Cvitas
J.M. Hutson
P. Honvault
J.M. Launay
Abstract
Ultracold collisions between spin-polarized Na atoms and vibrationally excited Na2 molecules are investigated theoretically, using a reactive scattering formalism (including atom exchange). Calculations are carried out on both pairwise additive and nonadditive potential energy surfaces for the quartet electronic state. The Wigner threshold laws are followed for energies below 10-5 K. Vibrational relaxation processes dominate elastic processes for temperatures below 10-3–10-4 K. For temperatures below 10-5 K, the rate coefficients for vibrational relaxation (v=1→0) are 4.8×10-11 and 5.2×10-10 cm3 s-1 for the additive and nonadditive potentials, respectively. The large difference emphasizes the importance of using accurate potential energy surfaces for such calculations.
Citation
Soldan, P., Cvitas, M., Hutson, J., Honvault, P., & Launay, J. (2002). Quantum Dynamics of Ultracold Na+Na-2 Collisions. Physical Review Letters, 89(15), https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.89.153201
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Publication Date | 2002-09 |
Deposit Date | Apr 19, 2007 |
Publicly Available Date | Sep 20, 2010 |
Journal | Physical Review Letters |
Print ISSN | 0031-9007 |
Electronic ISSN | 1079-7114 |
Publisher | American Physical Society |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 89 |
Issue | 15 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.89.153201 |
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