Abstract
We report evidence for the electron-impact excitation of doubly excited states in helium and H2 which are stable against autoionization. By detecting only long-lived (metastable) excited neutral states created by near-threshold electron scattering our technique discriminates against directly excited metastable states and is highly sensitive.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2579-2590 |
Journal | Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics |
Volume | 36 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2003 |