Collisions Involving Atoms in High Rydberg States (Physics)
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A basic problem in atomic physics is the understanding of               the interaction via collisions of isolated atoms.  A new                        dimension in the study of such collisions is forming one of the                 interacting pair of atoms in a highly excited ("Rydberg") state                 by selectively exciting it just prior to the collision with a                   carefully-tuned laser.  These Rydberg atoms have the property                   that one electron is almost completely decoupled from the parent                atom, and acts almost as a free electron.  It can thus be used to               probe the interaction of electrons with molecules and surfaces.                 Such work will be carried out in the present grant.  The                        properties of these atoms themselves will also be studied in                    electromagnetic fields.  The results of this work will aid in our               understanding and control of atomic properties.
[{'FirstName': 'F. Barry', 'LastName': 'Dunning', 'EmailAddress': 'fbd@rice.edu', 'StartDate': '07/15/1987', 'EndDate': None, 'RoleCode': 'Principal Investigator'}, {'FirstName': 'Ken', 'LastName': 'Smith', 'EmailAddress': 'ksmith@rice.edu', 'StartDate': '07/15/1987', 'EndDate': None, 'RoleCode': 'Co-Principal Investigator'}]
{'Name': 'William Marsh Rice University', 'CityName': 'Houston', 'ZipCode': '770051827', 'PhoneNumber': '7133484820', 'StreetAddress': '6100 MAIN ST', 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'Texas', 'StateCode': 'TX'}
{'Code': '1241', 'Text': 'AMO Experiment/Atomic, Molecul'}
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