Abstract:We have measured the relative cross sections for quartet and doublet satellite states of Ar + formed in photoionization. Quartet states are dipole forbidden in the nonrelativistic limit and result from spin-orbit interactions in the continuum [H. W. Van der Hart and C. H. Greene, J. Phys. B 32, 4029 (1999)]. Because of this, the cross sections for their formation are generally thought to be smaller than the dipole-allowed doublet states. We find that the cross sections for the 3p 4 ͓ 3 P͔4p 4 D 1/2 o and 3p 4 … Show more
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