• K. Støchkel
  • O. Eidem
  • H. Cederquist
  • H. Zettergren
  • P. Reinhed
  • R. Schuch
  • C. L. Cocke
  • S. B. Levin
  • V. N. Ostrovsky
  • A. Kälberg
  • A. Simonsson
  • J. Jensen
  • H. T. Schmidt

We present experimental evidence for a strong dependence on the angle between the molecular axis of H2 and the direction of the incoming projectile (p) in the cross section for transfer excitation in fast p-H2 collisions. For collision energies of 1.0 and 1.3MeV we find good agreement between the observed data and an analytical expression based on a two-atomic-center description using Brinkman-Kramers amplitudes. This clearly shows that the observed angular dependence is a result of quantum mechanical interference and not a trivial geometrical effect.

Original languageEnglish
Article number050703
JournalPhysical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
Volume72
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2005

    Scopus subject areas

  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

ID: 88561428