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Spin Dependent Superelastic Scattering from Pure Angular Momentum States of Na(3P)

Published

Author(s)

Jabez J. McClelland, Michael H. Kelley, Robert Celotta

Abstract

Spin asymmetries are presented for superelastic scattering of spin-polarized electrons from spin-polarized ML=+1 and ML=-1 states of the Na 3P3/2 atom. The incident-energy dependence at a scattering angle of 30° is shown for energies of 1.26 to 11.76 eV. In addition, angular dependences over the range 5° to 40° are given at 2.0 and 9.26 eV. Large differences are seen between the spin asymmetries for the two ML sublevels of the excited state, with the ML=-1 asymmetry reaching a value of 100% at 2 eV and 35° scattering angle, corresponding to pure singlet scattering.
Citation
Physical Review Letters
Volume
56
Issue
13
Pub Type
Journals

Citation

McClelland, J. , Kelley, M. and Celotta, R. (1986), Spin Dependent Superelastic Scattering from Pure Angular Momentum States of Na(3P), Physical Review Letters (Accessed November 30, 2023)

Created March 31, 1986, Updated February 19, 2017