The Polarization of Photons Produced in He⁺ - He Charge Transfer Collisions
Abstract
A method for measuring the vector polarization of collision-induced radiation is described and implemented. Studied in this research are the polarized de-excitations at 3889 Å characteristic of the 2³S₁ - 3³P₂,₁,₀ transitions of helium atoms resulting from charge capture in low energy He⁺ - He collisions. A qualitative extension of a recently advanced theoretical model, based on angular momentum transfer, appears to explain the experimental results.
Description
Program year: 1980-1981Digitized from print original stored in HDR
Subject
collision-induced radiationvector polarization
angular momentum transfer
polarized de-excitation
Citation
Michaels, Robert William (1981). The Polarization of Photons Produced in He⁺ - He Charge Transfer Collisions. University Undergraduate Fellows. Available electronically from https : / /hdl .handle .net /1969 .1 /CAPSTONE -MichaelsR _1981.